In this Article AJR will explain briefly the Difference Between Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
Ok so which is right for your business: Virtualisation or cloud computing? Do you know the difference? No? That’s okay; a lot of people who don’t work in IT don’t know the difference either and some others don’t not know it exists!. The word “cloud” is thrown around so often that sometimes people are not sure how “virtualisation” fits in, and the two get confused quite quickly. After all, if your information is in the cloud, it’s “virtualised,” right?
While the two technologies definitely have some things in common, they are not identical, and it is important to know the difference so that you know which one works best for your business.
Virtualisation
Virtualisation is one of the technologies that makes cloud computing possible. It separates physical infrastructures and makes it possible to run multiple operating systems and applications on one server. This reduces costs, increases efficiency and gives some amount of flexibility to the computer hardware that an SMB has. A virtual manager separates environments from the physical infrastructure, creating a “cloud-like” environment. This means that any server, workstation or storage unit is independent of the hardware layer.
Cloud Computing
While virtualisation works with hardware and software, cloud computing services are referring to the results from those actions. The delivery of these shared computing resources that are no longer tethered to hardware are what “cloud services” are.
This is where much of the confusion comes from, because virtualisation and cloud computing work together to provide different types of security and services, like private clouds that can only be shared through a link. The cloud can and will include virtualisation “products,” but the cloud is scalable, self-service, flexible and very affordable. That’s what cloud services are known for and where virtualisation doesn’t really hold a market.
Which Do You Need?
When it comes to virtualisation, you really need a very in-depth report of what you need exactly as a business. Since virtualisation is very niche and specific, it’s important to know the answer to a lot of questions before you truly know if virtualisation is for you. For example, a company may need to know who’s going to be taking care of the system and providing support, and what systems you have so the company knows how difficult it may be to integrate virtualisation with them. It also depends a little on your business model and how secure you need a network to be. While cloud services are not intrinsically insecure, if you’re doing top-secret work that requires very specific clearance and eyes, sometimes virtualisation – since it’s so contained – is a better choice.
However, in most cases, cloud services are going to work just fine for you and your business, and they’re much more available and affordable. If you need quick setup, scalability and a variety of price ranges depending on how big your company is, then cloud computing will very much be for you and your company.
Whether you choose cloud services or virtualisation is completely up to you, but knowing the difference is the first step in choosing which is right for your needs.
In the past i have worked for a leading IT Solutions & Managed service provider in Rotherham dealing with a range of IT platforms, such as - on site field engineering and remote support, dealing with all types of servers such as Virtual & Physical, Hyper–V, VMware, Windows server 2012 R2, SBS - Small Business Server 2008 2011, SQL, Terminal, Exchange, Active Directory, Group Policy, TCP, IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, RDP, hybrid & cloud, Office 365 and managed security solutions such as Antivirus and Spam filtering.
Prior to this, I worked for Wickersley School & Sports College as the Lead IT & Network Technician and also supporting local primary schools with IT Support and engineering visits & Project Management, while also running my own company AJR Solutions, providing IT & Creative Solutions.
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