The current virtualization technology?

Question

OpenVZ

Hello, I wanted to ask what is currently the most popular and relevant virtualization platform? There are options for uaservers and kvm and openvz and vmware, but which of these is more in demand by users? Or maybe even xen?

Answer 1

> what is currently the most popular and relevant virtualization platform?
There is no the most popular and relevant, choose the one that is most suitable for solving your problems.
There are two types of virtualization: hypervisor-based (the most famous are KVM, VMware, Xen, Parallels Desktop, VirtualBox) and container-based (the most famous are OpenVZ, LXC, Docker, Rkt). Containers are also divided into those that contain a full-fledged OS inside (that is, there are all the utilities that are in regular Linux: bash, top, rm etc) (these are LXC and OpenVZ) and containers to run one application (Docker / Rkt).
The main limitation of containers is that you can only run the OS that is installed on the server.
That is, in LXC and OpenVZ, you can only get containers with Linux. Hypervisor virtualization solutions can run different operating systems (Windows/Linux/BSD). Containers usually have a higher placement density compared to hypervisors, which is why, for example, OpenVZ is very popular with hosters .
Check out the LXC vs OpenVZ vs Xen comparison to see how they differ in detail.

Answer 2

KVM and OpenVZ, everything else is trash and farce.

Answer 3

For web sites, OpenVZ is the most suitable option.

Answer 4

Everything depends on your needs.

Answer 5

KVM and VmWare the rest is g... (this is my personal opinion)

Answer 6

IMHO KVM, Hyper-V, WMware.

Answer 7

I've been reading. So now I am more and more inclined to the fact that kvm and vmware, in view of their virtualization features (resource allocation), are leaders in this topic. Thanks for answers.

Answer 8

What are the guest OSes in the VM?
what features are needed from the virtualization platform?