Differences Between Cloud Computing and Virtualization

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14KJoDs6reg

Summary

TLDRIn this video, Owen Win from Cloud University explains the difference between cloud computing and virtualization. Virtualization involves manually creating virtual machines and managing resources through a hypervisor. In contrast, cloud computing automates these tasks using APIs and control panels, allowing customers to self-manage cloud products efficiently. The key distinction is that cloud computing outsources management activities to an automated layer, eliminating the need for direct human intervention in most scenarios, which enhances efficiency, scalability, and resource management. This automation is a significant evolution from traditional virtualization approaches.

Takeaways

  • ☁️ Cloud computing uses APIs for automation.
  • 🤖 Virtualization requires manual setup with a hypervisor.
  • ⚙️ Automation is key in cloud computing.
  • 👥 Human management is less needed in cloud.
  • 📊 Cloud allows self-service via control panels.
  • 🔗 APIs facilitate interaction with cloud services.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:02:26

    Owen Win from Cloud University explains the difference between cloud computing and virtualization. Virtualization requires a human to manually create virtual machines using a hypervisor, involving manual management of networking and resources. In contrast, cloud computing uses APIs to automate these tasks, allowing customers to manage cloud resources without direct human intervention. The key distinction is the automation of management tasks in cloud computing, facilitated by APIs and control panels, eliminating the need for manual operation.

Mind Map

Video Q&A

  • What is virtualization in computing?

    Virtualization involves a human interacting with a hypervisor to create virtual machines manually.

  • How does cloud computing differ from virtualization?

    Cloud computing automates the management tasks using APIs, unlike virtualization which requires manual intervention.

  • What role do APIs play in cloud computing?

    APIs automate the control plane activities, allowing users to consume cloud services without manual administration.

  • Why is automation important in cloud computing?

    Automation removes the need for manual management, making the process more efficient and scalable.

  • Can virtualization exist without cloud computing?

    Yes, virtualization can exist without cloud computing, as it involves manually managing virtual machines without automation.

  • What is a hypervisor?

    A hypervisor is software that allows multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical machine by managing resources.

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    hi I'm Owen win with Cloud University
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    and I'm here to talk to you for just a
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    few minutes about the difference between
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    cloud computing and virtualization and
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    this is something that's been a topic
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    for people for um the last several years
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    and a lot of people have kind of been
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    arguing about the differences between
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    cloud computing and virtualization and
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    so I just wanted to talk really quick
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    about that you see virtualization is a
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    part of cloud computing but what makes
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    cloud computing different than
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    virtualization you see with
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    virtualization you have a human being
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    that needs to interact with a hypervisor
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    to create virtual machines you actually
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    need one of your admins to manually go
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    in there and spin up the virtual
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    machines and and to uh create whatever
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    um resources and networking properties
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    uh that you need to have available in
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    order to let your virtual environment
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    function as needed whereas in a cloud
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    computing
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    environment you don't need that admin
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    you see what folks have done is they've
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    built out a thing called an API an
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    application programmable interface that
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    handles all the autom automation for
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    communicating with a hypervisor so that
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    customers can actually self-c consume
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    Cloud products via API calls or control
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    panels or other types of of of
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    interfaces that are available to them so
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    the real big difference between cloud
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    computing and virtualization in my mind
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    is the fact that all of the control
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    plane activities that center around
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    creation management and maintaining of
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    the virtual environment all of those
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    activities have been outsourced to an
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    automated layer that we're going to call
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    um API and other management servers for
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    our Cloud environment so I hope that
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    helps you understand the difference
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    between cloud computing and
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    virtualization at least one of the major
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    differences is that the the human factor
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    of management has been automated with
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    cloud
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    computing my name Owen win thanks for
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    watching this video see you around
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    campus
Tags
  • Cloud Computing
  • Virtualization
  • API
  • Automation
  • Hypervisor
  • Cloud Management