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Published in: Cluster Computing 1/2019

20-12-2017

A performance comparison of linux containers and virtual machines using Docker and KVM

Authors: MinSu Chae, HwaMin Lee, Kiyeol Lee

Published in: Cluster Computing | Special Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Virtualization is a foundational element of cloud computing. Since cloud computing is slower than a native system, this study analyzes ways to improve performance. We compared the performance of Docker and Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM). KVM uses full virtualization, including \(\times \)86 hardware virtualization extensions. Docker is a solution provided by isolation in userspace instead of creating a virtual machine. The performance of KVM and Docker was compared in three ways. These comparisons show that Docker is faster than KVM.
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Metadata
Title
A performance comparison of linux containers and virtual machines using Docker and KVM
Authors
MinSu Chae
HwaMin Lee
Kiyeol Lee
Publication date
20-12-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Cluster Computing / Issue Special Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1386-7857
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7543
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10586-017-1511-2

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