The Rise of Micro VMs: Why Containers Are Becoming Obsolete
When it comes to virtualization, Virtual Machines (VMs) and Containers are two popular options. While VMs offer better isolation, they take longer to provision compared to Containers. However, Containers' shared infrastructure and host can pose security risks if malicious code escapes.
This is where Micro VMs come in - offering the best of both worlds. With startup times of just 1-2 milliseconds, Micro VMs are significantly faster than traditional VMs, which can take over 120 milliseconds to start up.
The implications of Micro VMs are huge, especially for serverless computing and functions like Azure Functions or AWS Lambda. By leveraging Micro VMs, organizations can achieve significant cost and resource efficiencies.
For further exploration, I recommend checking out Hyperlite, a Micro VM solution with examples in Rust and C. For those who want to get low-level, these languages are essential to know.
"Kudos to Gwyneth Pe?a-Siguenza for sharing her expertise on Micro VMs! Forget Containers, Micro VMs are the Future! #MicroVMs #Virtualization #CloudComputing