Hyper
Hyper.sh and Hyper Containers represented an innovative approach to containerization by running each Docker-compatible container within its own lightweight virtual machine (micro-VM), typically leveraging KVM. This aimed to combine the fast startup and efficient resource usage of containers with…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2015
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Hyper.sh aimed to bridge the gap between traditional Linux containers (like Docker) and full virtual machines. It solved the problem of achieving strong workload isolation and enhanced security for containers without incurring the significant startup overhead and resource consumption of full VMs, which was a critical challenge for multi-tenant container environments and sensitive workloads sharing a host kernel.
- Platforms
- Linux (host OS with KVM support)