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resources, he increases his options for distributing them across his hosts to

minimize unused resources (see Figure 22-26).

Figure 22-26 No vacancy on these hosts

To the Cloud

While simple virtualization enabled Mario to optimize and reallocate his

computing resources in response to his evolving needs (as described in the

previous section), he can’t exceed the capabilities of his local hardware.

Luckily, he’s no longer stuck with just the hardware he owns. Because his

virtual machines are just files running on a hypervisor, he can run them in the

cloud on networks of servers worldwide.

Let’s reconsider a simple Web server, like in the Bayland Widgets

scenario that started the chapter. In the not-so-long-ago days, if you wanted a

Web site, you needed to build a system, install a Web server, get a

commercial-grade Internet link, obtain and properly configure the box with a

public IP address, set up firewalls, and provide real-time administration to

that system. The cost for even a single system would be thousands of dollars

upfront for installation and hundreds of dollars a month for upkeep (and

heaven forbid your system ever went down).

As time passed we began to see hosting services that offered to do most of

the work of setting up server infrastructure. You merely “hosted” some space

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