OS Virtualization Interview

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday April 18, 2006 @01:37PM from the new-distro-smell dept.

VirtualizationBuff writes "KernelTrap has a fascinating interview with Andrey Savochkin, the lead developer of the OpenVZ server virtualization project. In the interview Savochkin goes into great detail about how virtualization works, and why OpenVZ outshines the competition, comparing it to VServer, Xen and User Mode Linux. Regarding virtualization, Savochkin describes it as the next big step, 'comparable with the step between single-user and multi-user systems.' Savochkin is now focused on getting OpenVZ merged into the mainline Linux kernel."

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Re:I'm not convinced... by Abcd1234 · 2006-04-18 13:59 · Score: 5, Insightful

Uhh... these products aren't aimed at your desktop box. They're for use in server farms, where virtualization provides an additional measure of security, along with providing the server operator more flexibility in how their hardware is utilized.