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Apache Mesos vs KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

A side-by-side look at Apache Mesos and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Apache Mesos

Apache Mesos

Network & Admin

Apache Mesos is an open source cluster manager that provides efficient resource isolation and sharing across distributed applications or frameworks. It sits between the application layer and the operating system on a distributed system, and makes it easier to deploy and manage applications in large-scale clustered environments.

cluster-managerresource-isolationresource-sharingdistributed-applicationsopen-source
KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

System & Hardware

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is an open-source virtualization technology that allows you to create and run virtual machines (VMs) on Linux. It makes use of hardware virtualization capabilities of modern CPUs for efficient virtualization.

virtualizationvmlinuxopen-source