Virtualization

vs

Cloud Computing

Virtualization

What is it?

Software that manipulates hardware. It separates physical infrastructures to create dedicated resources. 

Resources that are allocated on-demand include memory, CPU, network and storage.

Virtualization

Difference

Virtualization

Different types

Virtualization technology is categorized as the following: 

• Application virtualization
• Desktop virtualization
• User virtualization
• Storage virtualization
• Hardware virtualization

Virtualization

Application

This type of virtualization allows the user to access the application from a remotely located server. 

It stores all personal information and other characteristics of the application, but can still run locally on the user's workstation.

Virtualization

Desktop

Allows user's OS to be remotely stored on a server in the data center, where the user can access it virtually from any location.

VDI, similarly to HW virtualization, logically separates the desktop from the physical machine. 

Virtualization

User

It allows the user to maintain a fully personalized virtual desktop even when they get off the company’s network.

This is very useful because users can login even from a tablet or smartphone using a BYOD policy. 

Virtualization

Storage

The concept of pooling of the physical storage from multiple network storage devices into what appears to be a single storage device that is managed from a central console. 

Helps admins perform backups, archiving, and recovery more easily.

Virtualization

Hardware

The concept here is to make one processor act like there are several different ones. 

Users leverage this type to run multiple OS on the same hardware. A hypervisor (VM manager) is needed in this case.

Virtualization

vCenter Server

Cloud Computing

What is it?

Delivery of services to organizations using the Cloud as a medium. Cloud, is the idea of having many computers together acting as a single computing environment.  

Here, computing is treated as a utility rather than a specific product or technology. 

Cloud Computing

SaaS

SaaS runs on distant computers in the cloud connect users via internet. Provides accessibility for the app development. 

Software is managed from a central location and delivered in a one-to-many model.

Can be dynamically scaled based on the needs of end user.  

Cloud Computing

PaaS

PaaS provides a cloud-based environment that supports the complete lifecycle of building and delivering web-based applications. 

The ability to develop, test, deploy, host and maintain new apps in the same IDE.

Offers built-in scalability of deployed software including load balancing and failover features. 

Cloud Computing

IaaS

IaaS provides computing resources including servers,  networking, storage and data center space on a pay-per-use basis. 

No need to invest in hardware as the resources are distributed as a services.

Can scale on-demand dynamic workloads and be very flexible for the working environment. 

Virtualization

Software product that allows for the pooling of storage, network and compute resources that can be allocated on-demand.

Benefits:

• diverse systems
• budget integration
• resource maximization

Cloud Computing

Service delivery to organization depending on their needs. Services such as SaaS, PaaS and IaaS via the Cloud.

Benefits:

• outsourced IT
• pay-as-you-go model
• high scalability

Conclusion

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