Physicalization
Physicalization's theme is one that has captured the attention and interest of millions of people around the world. Whether due to its relevance today, its impact on society or its historical importance, Physicalization is a topic that has generated debate, discussion and reflection in various spheres. From experts in the field to the general public, Physicalization has sparked genuine interest and motivated people to further explore its implications, ramifications and possible solutions. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of Physicalization and try to unravel its complexities, understand its relevance and analyze its impact on our contemporary world.
Physicalization of computer hardware (the opposite of virtualization), is a way to place multiple physical machines in a rack unit.[1] It can be a way to reduce hardware costs, since in some cases, server processors cost more per core than energy efficient laptop processors, which may make up for added cost of board level integration.[2] While Moore's law makes increasing integration less expensive, some jobs require much I/O bandwidth, which may be less expensive to provide using many less-integrated processors.
Applications and services that are I/O bound are likely to benefit from such physicalized environments. This ensures that each operating system instance is running on a processor that has its own network interface card, host bus and I/O sub-system unlike in the case of a multi-core servers where a single I/O sub-system is shared between all the cores / VMs.
See also
References
- ^ Allyn-Feuer, Ari (23 November 2009). "When less is more: the basics of physicalization". Ars Technica. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Physicalization looks for gold in the margins". Ars Technica. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
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