4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Purpose of virtual machines Virtualization allows you to have one physical computer, but you can run many different operations systems. For example, you can run Mac OS X, Windows 10,…
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
A virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is a way to manage a working desktop of a system. VDI in the cloud allows you to extend virtual desktops to anyone wherever they…
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Virtual application streaming is like on demand application. You don’t need to do a local installation of the application. Instead you start the application and the application is streamed down…
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
With cloud storage you can store your files in a centralized location and be able to access, share, and edit the files from anywhere. Common cloud file storage service providers…
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Having your own email application would be hard to maintain. It requires expensive hardware and you have to also pay for storage. You’ll need a trained support team, and it…
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
With metered cloud services you pay for what you use. For example, if you upload a file or if you download a file there’s a cost. If you store the…
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Measured service with cloud computing allows you to measure many aspects of an application. You can see the bandwidth sent in and out of the application, the storage usage, how…
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Resource pooling allows you to purchase one large resource instead of many small resources. You can buy one piece of hardware and virtualize a bunch of servers within the large…
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
On-demand cloud computing allows you to spin up a new server, software, network, or storage whenever you need it. The cloud enables instant resource provisioning.
4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing (220-1001), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1001
Rapid elasticity allows you to scale up or down as needed. For example, if you have an application that sees a lot of usage at the end of the month,…