How Virtualization is related to Cloud Computing?

Virtualization and Cloud Computing are the two different terms but are related to each other. Many people get confused between these to terms.

Mainly, Virtualization is the technology that creates multiple instances of the physical resources on the hardware layer using the software name hypervisor. This hypervisor splits the resources into the number of its forms. These split resources are stored in the cloud for use by cloud users. So, Cloud Computing is the IT service, which provides these virtualized resources to the cloud users according to their requests.

Factors that influence the importance of virtualization with respect to cloud computing:

1) Maintenance of Resources: Virtualization of resources helps to create an instance of the resources so that every user can get its own instance and their requirement is fulfilled.

2)Security: Virtualization also increases security which helps to protect the integrity of the guest VM  on the physical machine and other cloud components.

5 Advantages of Virtualization in a Cloud Environment

1. Protection against System Failures. Technology generally has the possibility of bleeding at the wrong time.
2. Hassle-free Transfer of Data.  You can simply transfer information from a physical storage to a virtual server, and vice versa.
3. Firewall and Security.
4. Smoother IT Operations.
5. Profitable Strategy.

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