virtualized computing

Definitions

The process of creating a software-based, or virtual, representation of physical computing resources, such as servers, storage, or networks.

A technology that allows multiple operating systems or applications to run simultaneously on a single physical machine by abstracting the hardware layer.

Examples

The company transitioned its legacy infrastructure to a virtualized computing environment to improve scalability.

Virtualized computing allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on a single physical server.

By adopting virtualized computing, the IT department significantly reduced hardware costs and energy consumption.

Synonyms

cloud computing software-defined infrastructure abstracted computing emulated environment logical partitioning server virtualization distributed computing

Antonyms

bare-metal computing physical hardware dedicated server native execution non-virtualized infrastructure hardware-bound computing local processing