The Linux Foundation is launching its own virtual machine monitoring software, supported by some of the most essential tech players on the planet.
In an official announcement, the Foundation announced that it will host the Cloud Hypervisor project, providing a virtual machine monitor for modern cloud workloads.
The software is written in Rust, with a "strong emphasis" on security. Its quirks include processor, memory and device hot plugging, support for running Windows and Linux guests, device offload with vhost-user, and a "minimal and compact" footprint.
Greater support
The funders of the project include Alibaba, ARM, Intel and Microsoft. Its creator members are Arjan van de Ven (Fellow at Intel) K. Y Srinivasan (Distinguished Engineer and VP at Microsoft) and Felix Zhang (Senior Software Engineer at ByteDance).
The foundation stated that the focus of the project will initially be the security and modern operation of the cloud.
"Cloud Hypervisor has grown to the point of moving to Linux Foundation neutral governance," van de Ven said. "We created the blueprint to deliver a more secure and up-to-date VMM to optimize the workloads of modern cloud computing. With fewer device models and a more secure, modern language, Cloud Hypervisor offers enhanced security and performance for today's cloud computing needs. Cloud.
Virtual server availability is essential
In recent times, the availability of virtual servers has become a high priority for many companies. As a result, the use of virtual machine monitoring is on the rise. These tools provide valuable metrics, allowing companies to keep track of their virtual machine servers and guest virtual machines, ensuring that their performance is at peak levels at all times.
Performance issues on machines that host multiple virtual machines will affect both the physical server and each and every virtual machine and its applications. Consequently, monitoring the performance and health of the virtual environment is essential for any business creating hybrid environments to run virtual, cloud, and on-premises infrastructure for their workloads.
For Mike Dolan, senior vice president and general manager of projects at the Linux Foundation, security is a critical issue that the community tries to address, and the Foundation looks forward to supporting the project in the future:
“Modern cloud workloads require better security, and the cloud hypervisor blueprint is intentionally built to focus on this critical area,” Dolan said. “We look forward to supporting this project community both as it begins to build and tear down the proper governance structures to support it for years to come. "