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Virtualization

Virtualization involves creating virtual instances of hardware, operating systems, storage, or networks to enhance resource utilization and flexibility. The main types include hardware virtualization, OS virtualization, application virtualization, and network virtualization, each serving different purposes. Key benefits include efficient resource usage, application isolation, and scalability for quick deployment of new instances.

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Virtualization

Virtualization involves creating virtual instances of hardware, operating systems, storage, or networks to enhance resource utilization and flexibility. The main types include hardware virtualization, OS virtualization, application virtualization, and network virtualization, each serving different purposes. Key benefits include efficient resource usage, application isolation, and scalability for quick deployment of new instances.

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### Virtualization

Virtualization is the process of creating virtual instances of hardware, operating


systems, storage, or networks to optimize resource utilization and flexibility.

#### Types of Virtualization:


1. **Hardware Virtualization:** Uses a hypervisor to run multiple virtual machines
(VMs) on a single physical server.
- **Type 1 Hypervisor (Bare Metal):** Runs directly on hardware (e.g., VMware
ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V).
- **Type 2 Hypervisor (Hosted):** Runs on an OS (e.g., VirtualBox, VMware
Workstation).
2. **OS Virtualization:** Uses containerization to isolate applications (e.g.,
Docker, LXC).
3. **Application Virtualization:** Runs applications in isolated environments
without OS dependency (e.g., Citrix, VMware ThinApp).
4. **Network Virtualization:** Abstracts network services from physical
infrastructure (e.g., SDN, VLANs).

#### Benefits:
- **Efficient resource usage:** Multiple workloads on a single physical system.
- **Isolation:** Prevents conflicts between applications.
- **Scalability:** Deploy new instances quickly.

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