- A/B Testing
- Agile
- Automation
- Blue/Green Deployment
- Build
- Canary Release
- Chaos Engineering
- CI/CD
- Cloud-Native
- Code Review
- Configuration Management
- Container
- Continuous Testing
- DevOps Culture
- Docker
- Environment
- Feedback Loop
- Idempotence
- Immutable Infrastructure
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Infrastructure Monitoring
- Jenkins
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- Monitoring
- Pipeline
- Post-Mortem Analysis
- Provisioning
- Release
- Repository (Repo)
- Rollback
- Scalability
- Shift Left
- Smoke Testing
- Source Code Management (SCM)
- Vagrant
- Version Control
- Virtual Machine
“A virtual machine is an emulation of a computer system, running on physical hardware through a virtualization layer. VMs provide isolation, portability, and manageability, allowing multiple operating systems and applications to share hardware resources. VMs support various use cases, including development, testing, deployment, and cloud computing, offering flexibility, scalability, and efficiency. Tools like VMware, VirtualBox, and Hyper-V provide virtualization capabilities, supporting snapshots, networking, and automation, enabling modern IT infrastructures and DevOps practices.
Use Cases
Isolated Development Environments
- Objective: To create separate and isolated environments for development, testing, or debugging.
- Scope: Utilize VMs to emulate different operating systems, software versions, or configurations without affecting the host system.
- Advantage: Simplifies dependency management and reduces configuration conflicts among development teams.
Load Balancing and Scalability
- Objective: To dynamically allocate resources and distribute workloads across multiple instances.
- Scope: Use VMs to clone application instances during periods of high demand and retire them when demand decreases.
- Advantage: Allows for more efficient use of hardware resources and ensures application availability during peak usage.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
- Objective: To facilitate rapid recovery of systems and data in the event of hardware failure or other catastrophic events.
- Scope: Deploy VM snapshots and backups at geographically disparate data centers for quick restoration.
- Advantage: Reduces downtime and minimizes data loss, thus safeguarding business operations.
Application Migration and Compatibility
- Objective: To transition applications from one operating environment to another with minimal disruptions.
- Scope: Use VMs to encapsulate legacy applications along with their operating system and dependencies for migration to newer infrastructure.
- Advantage: Preserves legacy software functionality while taking advantage of modern hardware and cloud services.
Training and Simulations
- Objective: To create controlled, risk-free settings for training, testing, or simulating real-world scenarios.
- Scope: Set up VMs that mimic live environments, allowing users to practice tasks, troubleshoot issues, or test new configurations without affecting actual systems.
- Advantage: Provides a safe space for experimentation and learning, enhancing skill development and system understanding.