Webopedia Daily Newsletter: virtualization

	Wednesday, December 01, 2010
virtualization Previous Terms-of-the-Day Term of the Day XML/RSS feed Term of the Day Google Gadget   In computing, virtualization means to create a virtual version of a device or resource, such as a server, storage device, network or even an operating system where the framework divides the resource into one or more execution environments. Even something as simple as partitioning a hard drive is considered virtualization because you take one drive and partition it to create two separate hard drives. Devices, applications and human users are able to interact with the virtual resource as if it were a real single logical resource. The term virtualization has become somewhat of a buzzword, and as a result the term is now associated with a number of computing technologies including the following: storage virtualization: the amalgamation of multiple network storage devices into what appears to be a single storage unit. server virtualization: the partitioning a physical server into smaller virtual servers. operating system-level virtualization: a type of server virtualization technology which works at the operating system (kernel) layer. network virtualization: using network resources through a logical segmentation of a single physical network. application virtualization: layered on top of other virtualization technologies to allow computing resources to be distributed dynamically in real time. See also virtual. Contrast with physical. Compare virtualization with emulation. eBook: Get Closer to Your Best Customers Changes to Make to Customer Strategy Download this Internet.com eBook now. Click Here.  Interested in placing your AD HERE? Click Here SoftGrid v4 Trigence AE Manage Software Deployment Better, Virtually

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