Question

discuss how using VirtualBox and the Linux LAMP server represents cloud computing. And, discuss what a cloud consumer needs to know about how virtualization and cloud computing creates value for a business. In addition, for the second part of the discussion, make sure you mention virtualization security.

Answer 1

Talking about Virtualization this software enables businesses to reduce IT costs while increasing the efficiency, utilization and flexibility of their existing computer hardware this is said by a person working at VMware.

However,moving ahead and discussing Virtualization is the fundamental technology that powers cloud computing. This software separates compute environments from physical infrastructures and provides a flexibility so you can run multiple operating systems and applications simultaneously on the same machine.This is how a virtual box is involved through the process of visualization and cloud computing.

This has many advantages to the employees of the company specifically it  the application crashes on the virtual machine they get the flexibility to simply close and restart the virtual machine to a previous state without causing damage to their computer.

Virtualization is software that manipulates hardware, while cloud computing refers to a service that results from that manipulation. Here more confusion occurs between virtualization and cloud computing as cloud computing and this works to provide different types of services simultaneously and you cant have cloud computing without virtualization.

If virtualization is used with cloud computing it has an advantage for the business too as we can run multiple system on single machine so the cost will however be reduced and the efficiency is also maintained.This is the business point of view.(Are your server's resources being utilized to their full potential? Could they take on the workload of another server that's equally being underutilized? This could cut down on power consumption and upkeep costs.These are the questions which arrive in your mind wile using it in the corporate business world)

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• Securtity point   

Each component of virtualization layer can act as an attack vector to launch multiple attacks on the system. Mobing on and noting that the attacks that target different components of the specific virtualization environment may result in severe breach and security issues such as compromise of complete Cloud infrastructure, stealing of customer data and system hacking etc......