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# Blog posts tagged "hypervisor"

#### [ESXi Alternative: try open source LXD](https://canonical.com/blog/esxi-alternative)

LXD is a modern, secure and robust ESXi alternative. With its intuitive CLI and web interface, users can easily get started and deploy and manage their workloads easily and intuitively.

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Cloud and server

#### [What is a hypervisor? A beginner’s guide](https://canonical.com/blog/hypervisor)

In the realm of virtualisation and cloud computing, the hypervisor is a critical component that enables the seamless operation of multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single host. While virtualisation is a technology, the hypervisor is its actual implementation. In this beginner’s guide, we will explore the fundamentals of hypervisors, th

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Cloud and server

#### [KVM hypervisor: a beginners’ guide](https://canonical.com/blog/kvm-hyphervisor)

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is the leading open source virtualisation technology for Linux. It installs natively on all Linux distributions and turns underlying physical servers into hypervisors so that they can host multiple, isolated virtual machines (VMs). KVM comes with no licenses, type-1 hypervisor capabilities and a variety

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Cloud and server

#### [Creating real-time ready systems with ACRN and Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/creating-real-time-ready-systems-with-acrn-and-ubuntu)

Sometimes you really need a deterministic response time in your system. For example, a robotic arm that needs to be at the right place at exactly the right time, and you cannot avoid the need for a hard real-time (RT) operating system. But, that is only a small part of your software, and for the

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Internet of Things

#### [Cloudbase and Canonical partner to bring Windows Hyper-V Support](https://canonical.com/blog/cloudbase-and-canonical-partner-to-bring-windows-hyper-v-support)

Partners bring Windows Hyper-V support to managed OpenStack clouds Cloudbase Solutions, the developer of Windows components in OpenStack, announced today that it is partnering with Canonical to enable their customers to run KVM and Hyper-V environments side-by-side in the same managed cloud. Cloudbase Solutions believes Windows and open s

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Cloud and server

#### [The Open Enterprise Cloud – OpenStack’s Holy Grail?](https://canonical.com/blog/the-open-enterprise-cloud-openstacks-holy-grail)

The way people think about the enterprise IT is changing fast, putting into question many common assumptions on how hardware and software should be designed and deployed. The upending of these long held tenets of Enterprise IT are happening simply due to the innovation brought on by OpenStack and a handful of other successful open

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Cloud and server