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How Virtualization Helps Security

DZone

The 21st century has given rise to a wealth of advancements in computer technology. Among these are virtual tools and programs that have applications in almost every industry imaginable. One area that virtualization technology is making a huge impact is the security sector. How Is Virtualization Technology Used?

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What is a Distributed Storage System

Scalegrid

A distributed storage system is foundational in today’s data-driven landscape, ensuring data spread over multiple servers is reliable, accessible, and manageable. This guide delves into how these systems work, the challenges they solve, and their essential role in businesses and technology.

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6 Ways Cloud Computing and Virtualization Energize Utility IT Operations With Scalability and Flexibility

DZone

To address this need, the integration of cloud computing and virtualization has emerged as a groundbreaking solution as these technologies boast scalability and flexibility, entirely transforming the operational landscape. Partnering with leading technology providers, they transitioned 70% of their workloads to the cloud.

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Introduction to KVM, SR-IOV, and Exploring the Advantages of SR-IOV in KVM Environments

DZone

Understanding KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) stands out as a virtualization technology in the world of Linux. Embedded within the Linux kernel, KVM empowers the creation of VMs with their virtualized hardware components, such as CPUs, memory, storage, and network cards, essentially mimicking a machine.

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What is hyperconverged infrastructure? Realizing the benefits of HCI

Dynatrace

More organizations are adopting a hybrid IT environment, with data center and virtualized components. Therefore, they need an environment that offers scalable computing, storage, and networking. Instead of treating storage, server, compute, and network functions as separate entities, HCI virtualizes these resources.

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Get seamless insights into Nutanix clusters with Dynatrace

Dynatrace

Often, organizations resort to using separate tools for different parts of their technology stack. Virtual machine metrics Gain insights into the performance of your virtual machines, ensuring that your applications run smoothly. Disk metrics Monitor the performance of disks to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval.

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AWS EC2 Virtualization 2017: Introducing Nitro

Brendan Gregg

Hardware virtualization for cloud computing has come a long way, improving performance using technologies such as VT-x, SR-IOV, VT-d, NVMe, and APICv. At Netflix, we've been using these technologies as they've been made available for instance types in the AWS EC2 cloud. Each dimension has progressed through these stages: 1.