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An operating system is just a high-level machine. That the M-plane in VM is implemented in software isn’t relevant, as pretty much all hardware CPUs are implemented in software as well, so VM is just virtualizing software already.
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<div>Containerization is VM, but using the OS as the M-plane As long as the OS delivers all the functions needed by applications, it’s a perfectly reasonable, and even preferable, plane to virtualize. <br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Aug 1, 2020, at 11:12 AM, Etienne-Victor Depasquale <edepa@ieee.org> wrote:<br>
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Clearly to virtualize operating systems as long as your level of virtualization mainly in terms of security and resource consumption isolation & reservation is satisfactory is a much better and lighter option. <br>
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<div>That pretty much sums up Intel's view.</div>
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<div>To quote an Intel executive I was corresponding with:</div>
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<div>"The purpose of the paper was to showcase how Communication Service Providers can move to a more nimble and future proof microservices based network architecture with cloud native functions, via container deployment methodologies versus virtual machines.
The paper cites many benefits of moving to a microservices architecture beyond whether it is done in a VM environment or cloud native. We believe the 5G networks of the future will benefit greatly by implementing such an approach to deploying new services."</div>
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<div>The paper referred to is<a href="https://www.intel.in/content/www/in/en/communications/why-containers-and-cloud-native-functions-paper.html "> this one</a>.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 6:23 PM Robert Raszuk <<a href="mailto:robert@raszuk.net">robert@raszuk.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>I reason that Intel's implication is that virtualization is becoming obsolete.</div>
<div>Would anyone care to let me know his thoughts on this prediction?</div>
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<div>Virtualization is not becoming obsolete ... quite reverse in fact in all types of deployments I can see around. </div>
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<div>The point is that VM provides hardware virtualization while kubernetes with containers virtualize OS apps and services are running on in isolation. </div>
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<div>Clearly to virtualize operating systems as long as your level of virtualization mainly in terms of security and resource consumption isolation & reservation is satisfactory is a much better and lighter option. </div>
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<div>Thx,</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Assistant Lecturer</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Department of Communications & Computer Engineering</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Faculty of Information & Communication Technology</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">University of Malta</span>
<div>Web. <a href="https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale" target="_blank">https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale</a><br>
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