Introduction
Virtualization is a foundational framework applicable for both cloud computing and big data. It provides a platform to access and analyze various computing components in Big Data. Virtualization has paved the way for the proper utilization of IT resources.
Virtualization serves users with one of the most essential features of server consolidation, helping businesses to reduce infrastructure costs.
Understanding the Basics
Virtualization enables the creation of multiple virtual systems within a single physical system by separating resources from the associated physical environment. The basic key feature provided by this technique is the improvement in the efficiency of processing workloads. It transformed a traditional allocation of physical resources to each slot by directly allocating a set of virtual resources to related workloads.
The simple diagrammatic representation of Virtualization is shown below.
