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VMs vs. Containers: Choosing the Right Tool
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VMs vs. Containers: Choosing the Right Tool
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VMs vs. Containers: Choosing the Right Tool

VMs vs. Containers: Choosing the Right Tool

It's important to distinguish VMs from containers, another key cloud technology:

  • Virtual Machines (VMs): Virtualize the entire hardware layer to run a full operating system. They provide strong isolation and are ideal for running multiple different OSes or monolithic applications.‍
  • Containers: Virtualize the operating system layer to run isolated applications on a shared OS kernel. They are more lightweight and portable, ideal for modern, microservices-based applications.

Often, these technologies are used together—for example, running a Kubernetes container orchestration platform on a cluster of Nexqloud VMs.