virtualizations
Software-emulated computing environments
Virtualizations are instances of creating software-based versions of computing resources—servers, storage, networks, or entire operating systems—that function independently of the physical hardware underneath.
The term captures both the process and its results: a company's virtualizations might include dozens of virtual machines running on a single physical server.
This approach allows organizations to maximize hardware efficiency, isolate applications, and quickly deploy new environments without purchasing additional equipment.
Virtual machine monitor software
- containersObjects for holding things
- VMwareVirtualization software company
- cloud computingInternet-delivered digital infrastructure
- sandboxingIsolating untrusted code
emulation · partitioning · snapshots · migration · provisioning · orchestration · KVM · resource allocation
Virtualization and remote-access company
- digital transformationAdopting technology across operations
- business continuitySustaining operations through crises
- DevOpsSoftware delivery and infrastructure collaboration
- stagingPreparing for presentation
Facilities storing networked computers
- hardware abstractionLayer hiding physical components
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- failoverAutomatic backup system activation
- disaster recoveryRestoring systems after catastrophe
elasticity · on-demand · private cloud · public cloud · capacity planning · cost savings · efficiency · density
hypervisors
Virtual machine monitor software
- containersObjects for holding things
- VMwareVirtualization software company
- cloud computingInternet-delivered digital infrastructure
sandboxing · emulation · partitioning · snapshots · migration · provisioning · orchestration · KVM · resource allocation · isolation
Citrix
Virtualization and remote-access company
- digital transformationAdopting technology across operations
- business continuitySustaining operations through crises
- DevOpsSoftware delivery and infrastructure collaboration
data centers
Facilities storing networked computers
- hardware abstractionLayer hiding physical components
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- failoverAutomatic backup system activation
disaster recovery · elasticity · on-demand · private cloud · public cloud · capacity planning · cost savings · efficiency · density · utilization