Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Big Data

Virtualization

Virtualization - Various techniques and methods of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, such as:

·  Computer hardware platform

·  Operating System (OS) – ______

·  Storage device

·  Network resources

Virtual Machine

·  Software that supports multiple operating systems on a single computer.

·  Each operating system is it’s own “virtual machine” with it’s own:

•  ______

•  ______

•  ______

•  ______

VM

A computer can run:

Multiple operating systems simultaneously including the

______

Zero Client (thin clients) just:

·  Connect to the network

·  Begins a networking protocol to communicate with the VM server

·  Displays the server's output:

·  Operating system, applications and data

Basically the full OS and applications are run in ______

Fewer client “computers” means:

·  Less cost – fewer “computers”

·  Do not have to constantly upgrade computers or buy new computers

·  Easier installation of software and upgrading current software

·  ______

·  Easier management of client computers

·  Access ______from any device on the network.

Cloud Computing

Centralization – Looks familiar….

·  The mainframe computer has now become the “cloud”.

Cloud computing – Ability to run a program on many connected computers at the same time.

·  The popularity of the term is from the ability host application services so that the client can access from a remote location.

·  Also known as ______over a network

A data center is a specialized facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.

Cloud computing is ______in which large groups of remote servers are networked to allow the centralized data storage, and online access to computer services or resources.

Big data

Big data - The collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes

______

______

or traditional data processing applications.

·  Challenges: How to capture, organize, store, search, share, transfer, analyze, and visualize.

·  How to use larger data sets of information, analyze the information and use it to "spot business trends, determine quality of research, prevent diseases, link legal citations, combat and prevent crime, and

______.

Big Data (2012)

Big Data

Example

Analyzing Data – RapidMiner

Meta Data

______is data that describes other data.

·  A metadata record is a file of information which captures the basic characteristics of a data or information resource.

·  Metadata is traditionally in the card catalogs of libraries.

·  Metadata describes how and when and by whom a particular set of data was collected, and how the data is formatted.

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