ROLE OF VIRTUALIZATION IN CLOUD COMPUTING

Cloud Computing is the fundamental change happening in the field of Information Technology.. Virtualization is the key component of cloud computing. With the use of virtualization, cloud computing brings about not only convenience and efficiency benefits, but also great challenges in the field of data security and privacy protection. .In this paper, we are discussing about virtualization, architecture of virtualization technology as well as Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM). Further discussing about technique of virtualization, reasons to use virtualization, Pros and Cons of Traditional Server Concept and Virtual Server Concept and lastly discuss about the application virtualization and its techniques .This paper show importance of virtualization technology that can simplify IT operations as well as allow IT organizations to respond faster to changing business demands