Unikernels
Unikernels compile source code into a custom operating system that includes only the functionality required by the application logic producing a specialized single address space machine image, eliminating unnecessary code. Unikernels are built using the library operating system, which has the following benefits compared to a traditional OS:
- Fast boot time: Unikernels make provisioning highly dynamic and can boot in less than a second
- Small footprint: Unikernel code base is smaller than the traditional OS equivalents and pretty much as easy to manage
- Improved security: As unnecessary code is not deployed, the attack surface is drastically reduced
- Fine-grained optimization: Unikernels are constructed using compile tool chains and are optimized ...
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