Introduction to
virtualization
C O N TA I N E R I Z AT I O N A N D V I R T U A L I Z AT I O N C O N C E P T S
Julia Ostheimer
Freelance AI Consultant
Course goals
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Define virtualization Explain containerization with Docker
Define containerization Define container orchestration
Comparing containerization and Explain container orchestration with
virtualization Kubernetes
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Computers empowering our lives
Personal computers in our daily lives Servers enabling business applications
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Components of a computer system
Hardware Software
Central Processing Unit (CPU) Operating system (OS)
Storage Application software
Motherboard Etc.
Etc.
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Limitations of physical machines
Costly
Maintenance and downtime
Inflexible and hard to scale
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Introducing virtual machines
Abbreviation: VM
A simulated computer system within another computer
Each VM operates independently
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Benefits of virtual machines
Resource optimization
Cost efficiency
Sustainability
Scalability and flexibility
Isolation and security
Platform independence
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Definition of virtualization
Process of creating a virtual version of a computer resource
Full virtualization:
Virtualizing the entire computer system
Results in VM
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Introduction to
containerization
C O N TA I N E R I Z AT I O N A N D V I R T U A L I Z AT I O N C O N C E P T S
Julia Ostheimer
Freelance AI Consultant
Environments in computing
Environment: System surrounding an IT application
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OS-level virtualization
Virtualizing the Operating System (OS)
Not virtualized:
Hardware
OS kernel
Virtualized:
Isolated user spaces
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Introducing containers
OS-level virtualization = containerization
Isolated user spaces = containers
Containers
Isolated environment
Includes application and all dependencies
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Definition of containerization
Virtualization at OS-level
Packaging an application and its dependencies into a container
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Characteristics when using containers
Reliably running multiple applications on a single host
Each application in its own container
Overview of application dependencies
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Benefits of containers
Isolation between applications
Portability & reproducibility
Fast startup times
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Virtualization and
containerization
C O N TA I N E R I Z AT I O N A N D V I R T U A L I Z AT I O N C O N C E P T S
Julia Ostheimer
Freelance AI Consultant
Recap: Virtualization vs. containerization
Virtualization Containerization
Creates a virtual version of a computing Packages application and dependencies
resource into isolated environment
Full virtualization OS-level virtualization
VM: Simulated computer system inside Container: Isolated application environment
another computer
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Software tools for containerization
Container management: Docker
Container orchestration: Kubernetes
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Software tools for virtualization
Oracle VM VirtualBox
VMware
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Use cases of virtualization
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Use cases of virtualization
Server consolidation
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Use cases of virtualization
Server consolidation
Legacy applications
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Use cases of containerization
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Use cases of containerization
Microservice architecture
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Use cases of containerization
Microservice architecture
Container orchestration
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Benefits of containers vs. virtual machines
Factor Container Virtual machine Physical machine
Isolation ** *** *
Security ** *** *
Space *** ** *
Scalability *** ** *
Costs *** ** *
Flexibility ** *** *
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