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Cloud Computing vs. Virtualization

April 23rd, 2010 Leave a comment 5 comments

Cloud Computing vs. Virtualization

Cloud computing and virtualization are both technologies that were developed to maximize the use of computing resources while reducing the cost of those resources. They are also mentioned frequently when discussing high availability and redundancy. While it is not uncommon to hear people discuss them interchangeably; they are very different approaches to solving the problem of maximizing the use of available resources. They differ in many ways and that also leads to some important considerations when selecting between the two. Virtualization: More Servers on the Same Hardware It used to be that if you needed more computing power for… View full post »