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Knative vs SmartOS

A side-by-side look at Knative and SmartOS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Knative

Knative

Development

Knative is an open source Kubernetes-based platform for deploying and running serverless workloads. It simplifies event-driven or scale-to-zero architectures on Kubernetes clusters.

kubernetesserverlesscontainersopen-source
SmartOS

SmartOS

Os & Utilities

SmartOS is an open-source operating system designed for cloud computing environments. It is built on top of the Illumos kernel, a derivative of Solaris, and enhances security, virtualization, storage, and networking features.

virtualizationcloud-computingopen-source

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