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Running Head: SERVER VIRTUALIZATION 0
Server virtualization
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Introduction
In the recent past, organizations through visualization of computer servers have been able to run computer applications on multiple servers without having to purchase extra hardware (Jain & Choudhary, 2016).
Several applications whose processing power is low are consolidated into one server hence enabling the company to save space.
Programmers can test new operating systems without interfering with other applications through the independent systems offered by virtual servers (Nagesh et al, 2017).
Network administrators can also create virtual hardware through the creation of legacy systems.
Programs will still operate as they would on old hardware thus giving organizations easier transition to new processes free of hardware complications.
Migration, which was only possible on physical machines that used the same hardware, has been made possible by server virtualization (Rao & Rao, 2015).
Now servers can move even if both have different processors because of virtual migration provided they are from the same manufacturer.
Through desktop virtualization, unnecessary hardware has been eliminated while at the same time maintaining the expected performance.
There is no need to download information through the device because cloud storage technology ensures that this information is stored in the cloud.
Secure access to the server is also guaranteed through an application in the device known as a gateway (Ma et al, 2015).
Types of Server Virtualization
In cloud computing, there are three types of server virtualization: Hypervisor, Para-Virtualization, and full virtualization (Tamane, 2015).
The hypervisor allows the device to operate multiple systems by performing tasks like managing queues, returning requests on hardware, and posting (Jung et al, 2015).
Para-Virtualization is connected to the Hypervisor and it increases the overall performance of the guests operating system by linking it to the hypervisor.
Full virtualization works just the same way Para-Virtualization does.
Each virtual server is unique and runs its operating system (Tamane, 2015).
A physical server is converted to multiple servers by an administrator present in the software designed especially for this purpose.
To operate efficiently and effectively, virtual servers should commit to a particular task (Ma et al, 2015).
Advantages of Server Virtualization
The implementation of visual servers allows one server to hold more than one machine thus increasing the utilization of the hardware (Motochi et al, 2017).
Each virtual machine on the physical server manages the computer applications and therefore they do not have to use their servers.
According to Tamane (2015), IT departments implementing the data virtualization strategy save 40% in the costs of their hardware and software.
Server virtualization allows fast provisioning and deployment of systems.
This in turn saves IT departments' time to install physical servers by cloning existing virtual machines.
Server virtualization allows a machine to move safely and quickly from one server to another (Tamane, 2015).
There is a fast and effective back-up of information and data can be retrieved anytime.
The migration of servers has left organizations with fewer servers thus reducing their costs of power and cooling.
According to Tamame (2015), consolidation has helped organizations reduce their energy costs by 80%.
The reduction of physical servers has led to a consequent reduction in maintenance therefore IT staff can focus more on productivity.
The fact that each virtual server runs its operating system and performs complex tasks has greatly benefited the IT industry (Motochi et al, 2017).
Impact of Server Virtualization on Healthcare
Server virtualization has impacted health care organizations by ensuring that medical records are accessed effectively and efficiently (He et al, 2015).
Through server virtualization, IT staff for hospitals can come up with a communication channel to exchange health information easily and efficiently.
Users can now get a privacy clearance set up by IT professionals to access information from the same server thus ensuring that data is well protected (He et al, 2015).
Access and sharing of information through the Electronic Health Records (EHR) have been made easy through server virtualization.
Server virtualization will enhance doctor-patient interactions because the doctor can access patient information at any time (Godbole & Lamb, 2015).
To ensure that operations in health facilities are effective, IT experts will need to monitor the cloud to ensure that the server is properly maintained and any loop corrected (Chuang & Chen, 2017).
References
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Godbole, N. S., & Lamb, J. (2015, October). Using data science & big data analytics to make healthcare green. In 2015 12th International Conference & Expo on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World (CEWIT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Retrieved from https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7338161/
He, P., Wang, P., Gao, J., & Tang, B. (2015). City-wide smart healthcare appointment systems based on cloud data virtualization PaaS. International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering, 10(2), 371-382. Retrieved from http://gvpress.com/journals/IJMUE/vol10_no2/34.pdf
Jain, N., & Choudhary, S. (2016, March). Overview of virtualization in cloud computing. In 2016 Symposium on Colossal Data Analysis and Networking (CDAN) (pp. 1-4). IEEE. Retrieved from https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7570950/
Jung, Y. W., Sok, S. W., Santoso, G. Z., Shin, J. S., & Kim, H. Y. (2015). Prototype of light-weight hypervisor for arm server virtualization. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Embedded Systems, Cyber-physical Systems, and Applications (ESCS) (p. 36). The Steering Committee of The World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing (WorldComp). Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/openview/3b8f877bc64b19811c1c4959dbdf4006/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1976354
Ma, S. Y., Ju, J. H., & Moon, J. S. (2015). The security requirements suggestion based on cloud computing security threats for server virtualization system. Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology, 25(1), 95-105. Retrieved from https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/ArticleFullRecord.jsp?cn=JBBHCB_2015_v25n1_95
Motochi, V., Barasa, S., Owoche, P., & Wabwoba, F. (2017). The role of virtualization towards green computing and environmental sustainability. International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Engineering & Technology (IJARCET), 6(6), 851-858. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/download/55882647/IJARCET-VOL-6-ISSUE-6-851-858.pdf
Nagesh, O., Kumar, T., & Venkateswararao, V. (2017). A Survey on Security Aspects of Server Virtualization in Cloud Computing. International Journal of Electrical & Computer Engineering (2088-8708), 7(3). Retrieved from https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/190753467.pdf
Rao, V. V., & Rao, M. V. (2015). A survey on performance metrics in server virtualization with cloud environment. Journal of Cloud Computing, 2015(2015). Retrieved from http://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JCC/2015/291109/291109.pdf
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