In dictionaries:
Storage virtualization
In computer science, storage virtualization is "the process of presenting a logical view of the physical storage resources to" a host computer system, "treating all storage media (hard disk, optical disk, tape, etc.) in the enterprise as a single pool of storage."
server virtualization
Partitioning one server into multiple.
virtualization technology
Hardware virtualization
the virtualization of computers as complete hardware platforms, certain logical abstractions of their componentry, or only the functionality required to run various operating systems.
Application virtualization
Encapsulating apps from underlying OS.
Full virtualization
Network virtualization
Separation of network resources, abstraction.
Desktop virtualization
a software technology that separates the desktop environment and associated application software from the physical client device that is used to access it.
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