Virtualization of technology in our ever-connected digital world

From classic IT infrastructure, the IT industry is moving toward an environment where every function is software-defined. 

In fact, virtualization of technology is becoming common, and the IT industry witnesses a paradigm shift in consumption and delivery of solutions to end-users. Data explosion in every industry vertical and the digital transformation across the world are also raising concerns over information storage functions. 

Virtualization can be implemented across any level of system layers, such as hardware and OS virtualization.

For instance, Enterprises can use virtualization technologies to improve the efficiency and agility of their networking and storage resources. 

For those who are unfamiliar, Network function virtualization (NFV) technology offers greater flexibility to firms. This technology is offered by software-defined compute and storage solutions. The NFV technology decouples intrusion detection, domain name system, network address translation, and firewalls, from the hardware and shifts control to software.

One can then observe that, Software-defined solutions are different from traditional data centers and networking structures. These can automate data centers through software and network programmability, which reduces the maintenance cost of hardware.