Cloud vs Virtualization

What is Virtualization?

Virtualization is the technology that allows a single physical machine to run multiple virtual machines, each with its own operating system, by abstracting hardware resources through a hypervisor.

What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud computing is a broader service delivery model that provides on-demand access to computing resources over the internet, often built on top of virtualization technology to efficiently share hardware among multiple users.

Key Differences

Virtualization is a technology used to create virtual versions of hardware, while cloud computing is a service model that delivers those virtualized resources, along with storage, networking, and software, over the internet on a self-service, scalable basis.