Virtualization: Blessing or Curse?

The article examines the potential benefits and detriments of virtualization. While it has been championed as a solution to numerous computing problems, including data-center optimization and carbon emission reduction, the author attests that there are hidden costs inherent in virtualization, stemmi...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 61 - 66
Autor principal: KOTSOVINOS, EVANGELOS
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Jan2011
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