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The Software Revolution’s Next Stop: The Enterprise Network

CATO Networks

This problem was addressed by Virtualization and the Hypervisor. By decoupling the hardware and the software through the hypervisor, it was possible to quickly move virtual operating system images (basically Windows or Linux instances and the applications that runs on them) across physical servers in the case of a failure.

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Cloud Computing Layers: Master the Basics

NW Kings

Example: Hypervisors such as VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) IaaS is one of the three primary layers of cloud computing services that provides on-demand computing resources, including virtual machines, storage, and networking. IaaS provides these resources to businesses.

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