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CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

What Are MicroVMs and Why Should I Care

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Explore the concept of microVMs in this lightning talk by Richard Case from SUSE. Discover the fundamentals of microVM technology, its significance in cloud computing, and its applications in major services like AWS. Learn about the core components of microVMs, including devices, boot processes, and volumes. Understand the benefits of workload isolation and other use cases for this technology. Gain insights into open-source implementations such as Firecracker and Cloud Hypervisor. By the end of this 16-minute presentation, grasp the potential impact of microVMs on service providers and software vendors, and evaluate how this technology might benefit your own projects or organization.

Syllabus

Intro
What will be covering
What are microVMs?
What - Devices
What - Boot/Volumes
Why - workload isolation
Why - other examples
How - Firecracker
How - Cloud Hypervisor

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CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

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