virtualizing
Creating software emulation
Virtualizing is creating a software-based version of something that would otherwise require physical hardware.
A virtualized server runs as software on a host machine rather than on dedicated equipment.
The term extends to any simulation that abstracts away physical infrastructure: We're virtualizing our entire data center to reduce costs.
Virtualization enables running multiple operating systems on one computer or pooling resources across networks.
Virtual machine management layer
- VMwareVirtualization software company
- KVMMulti-system input sharing device
- DockerApplication containerization platform
- containerizationStandardized cargo packaging system
SaaS · cloud · provisioning · orchestration · snapshot · migration · clustering · vSphere
Copying to rival
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- VRSimulated immersive environment
- immersionState of being submerged
3D · sandbox · environment · avatar · cyberspace · interactive · scenario · graphics
Combining into unified whole
- utilizationPractical application of something
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- workloadAssigned task volume
- allocationDistribution of shares
throughput · redundancy · optimization · automation · benchmarking · overcommitment · deduplication · density
Removal of interdependence
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- isolationComplete separation from others
- partitioningDividing into sections
- sandboxingIsolating untrusted code
layer · interface · portability · API · wrapper · logical · segmentation · namespace
hypervisor
Virtual machine management layer
- VMwareVirtualization software company
- KVMMulti-system input sharing device
- DockerApplication containerization platform
containerization · SaaS · cloud · provisioning · orchestration · snapshot · migration · clustering · vSphere
emulation
Copying to rival
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- VRSimulated immersive environment
immersion · 3D · sandbox · environment · avatar · cyberspace · interactive · scenario · graphics · holographic
consolidation
Combining into unified whole
- utilizationPractical application of something
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- workloadAssigned task volume
allocation · throughput · redundancy · optimization · automation · benchmarking · overcommitment · deduplication · density
decoupling
Removal of interdependence
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- isolationComplete separation from others
- partitioningDividing into sections
sandboxing · layer · interface · portability · API · wrapper · logical · segmentation · namespace
virtualizingmaterializing
Becoming real or visible
physicalizing · actualizing · realizing · embodying · concretizing
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