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virtualization standard for network and disk device drivers where just the guest's device driver “knows” it is running in a virtual environment, and cooperates with the hypervisor.

an Open Source technology, maintained by project https://libvirt.org

different, but architecturally similar to, Xen paravirtualized device drivers

historically used for GCE VMs network interfaces, progressively displaced by gVNIC

A secure, individual, private cloud-computing model hosted within a public cloud

Supports the same activities as an ordinary private cloud

Is hosted remotely by a public cloud provider

Combines the convenience of the public cloud with the data isolation of private cloud computing

See Peering