Arguments for machine virtualization
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
9:04 AM
Arguments for machine virtualization
Latency hiding: OS and application instances spend much of their time "waiting" for data.  
Server consolidation: easier to manage one physical server instead of multiple ones. 
Conflict avoidance: application instances can require conflicting versions of OS instances.
Online build: can build OS instances while others are running. 
Quick deployment: can hold OS instances "in reserve" and deploy them very quickly. 
Quick "sleep" and "wake": can boot an instance and then turn it off (sleep) until needed. 