On the Evolution of Virtualization and Cloud Computing: A Review

Awodele Oludele¹, Emmanuel C. Ogu^1, , Kuyoro ‘Shade¹ and Umezuruike Chinecherem¹

¹Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, School of Computing and Engineering Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State. Nigeria

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Awodele Oludele, Emmanuel C. Ogu, Kuyoro ‘Shade and Umezuruike Chinecherem. On the Evolution of Virtualization and Cloud Computing: A Review. Journal of Computer Sciences and Applications. 2014; 2(3):40-43. doi: 10.12691/jcsa-2-3-1

Abstract

Cloud computing, the technology that makes it possible for computing resources to be provisioned to clients / subscribers over long distances, as well as its component technology – virtualization, which makes it possible for multiple guest systems to co-reside on a single host machine and share the computing resources of the host, have both become very popular technologies that have witnessed giant improvements in the 21^st century. This is a review paper that presents an overview of the technologies of virtualization and cloud computing, tracing their history and evolution down a timeline to what they have today, and providing pointers to prospects of future advancements to virtualization and cloud computing.

Keywords:
virtualization cloud computing computing resources clients / subscribers

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