Abstract
Modern virtualization technology allows us to run operating systems in a virtual machine that can be hosted on facilities ranging from our laptop to a datacenter in the cloud. It's thus possible to create a virtualized development environment that contains all the tools, applications, and libraries that a programmer requires. This speeds up developer setup time, brings economies of scale, introduces parity between development and production environments, allows the use of platform-specific tools, and simplifies embedded-system development. Using VMs, testers can ensure a pristine environment and access to diverse (virtual) platforms. Deployment is also simplified by packaging all the system's components and setup into a VM appliance. Finally, on the operations side, VMs make it easier for a system to support application provisioning, maintenance windows, high availability, and disaster recovery.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 6276301 |
| Pages (from-to) | 91-93 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Software |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- appliance
- operations
- testing
- virtual machine
- virtualization