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There are many forms of virtualization that commonly used in enterprise environments:
a) Hardware Virtualization uses software that is called a hypervisor to abstract the physical
characteristics of a server. This permits multiple guest operating systems to run virtually
on a single physical server.
c) Storage Virtualization abstracts logical storage from physical storage. Large pools of disks
are divided into smaller logical units that are presented as a single volume but may
actually span across many physical disks. This improves performance, increases drive
space utilization, and provides redundancy.
d) Server virtualization is the masking of server resources (including the number and identity
of individual physical servers, processors, and operating systems) from server users. (4)
The heart of virtualization is the "virtual machine" (VM), a firmly secluded programming
holder with a working framework and application inside. Since every virtual machine is
totally separate and free, large portions of them can run at the same time on a solitary PC. A
slight layer of programming called a hypervisor decouples the virtual machines from the host
and progressively designates processing assets to every virtual machine as required.
Efficiency in Virtualization
Many businesses are exploring a virtual model in an overall effort to go green nowadays.
Virtualization is the single most effective way to reduce information technology (IT)
expenses while boosting efficiency and agility, not just for large enterprises, but for small and
midsize businesses too. (5)
Virtualization taps into underutilized resources which in turn have higher utilization on
servers. Enterprise servers today are dedicated to a single application which may use 10%
to 20% of its capacity whereas virtualization layer can increase utilization to 70% to 80%.
Furthermore, IT can be more responsive to business needs by providing new services
faster with a greater number of service options which improve service levels. (7)
One of the many challenges in IT application deployment is rolling out new servers. With
virtualization, companies can provision a server faster than before in matter of hours or
days, not weeks. This gives companies greater managerial flexibility and options. Server
virtualization enables elastic capacity to provide system provisioning and deployment at a
moment's notice. One can quickly clone a gold image, master template, or existing virtual
machine to get a server up and running within minutes. (10)
Hardware, software and support costs reduction
Virtualization reduces hardware and operating costs by as much as 50 percent and energy
costs by as much as 80 percent. Moreover by leveraging the unused capacity, virtualization
efforts can dramatically reduce capital purchases of new server hardware by as much as
50% and hence lowers the capital expenses. In addition, having fewer servers to operate,
companies can achieve far lower costs for power consumption, cooling, real estate and
maintenance which reduce in operating costs. (7)
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10. http://www.infoworld.com/article/2621446/server-virtualization/server-virtualization-top-
10-benefits-of-server-virtualization.html