Learn More About Virtualization
What is Virtualization?
Virtualization is a proven software technology that is rapidly transforming the IT landscape and fundamentally changing the way that people compute.
Today’s powerful x86 computer hardware was originally designed to run only a single operating system and a single application, but virtualization breaks that bond, making it possible to run multiple operating systems and multiple applications on the same computer at the same time, increasing the utilization and flexibility of hardware.
How Does Virtualization Work?
Server virtualization supports the creation of multiple virtual machines (VM) on a physical server by abstracting the physical hardware from the isolated virtual resources. A VM has a set of virtual resources - including CPU, memory, network, and storage - that works just like a traditional physical server.
Virtualization Benefits at a Glance
BroadAspect takes advantage of Virtualization over traditional co-location and dedicated server to offer server high-availability, performance load-balancing, zero downtime physical maintenance and real-time full VM backups. Another key benefit of Virtualization is the flexibility to add virtual resources such as server memory, processors, network cards, disk space, etc to a VM without having to require the hassles of physical server upgrades and downtime that conventional Co-location and dedicated servers required.
Benefits over traditional Co-location
- Faster
- Lower Costs
- Instantly Upgradable
- Greener, Less Power Consumption
- Portability
- Better backup
- Quicker Setup
