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Eric Anderson (@ericmander), Alexander Jung (@nderjung) and Simon Kuenzer (Github: @skuenzer) get technical on Unikraft, the open-source unikernel development kit. Unikernels are specialized, high performing OS images that have the potential to revolutionize virtualization. Unikraft makes unikernels easy to use by prioritizing modularity, security, and POSIX-compatibility.

In this episode we discuss:

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• How Unikraft seeks wider adoption of unikernels in real-world applications
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• Unikraft\u2019s background in research and academia
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• Bottom-up as well as top-down specialization
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• Building a community with a large proportion of students
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Links:

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• Unikraft
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• Unikraft: Fast, Specialized Unikernels the Easy Way
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• Xen Project
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• MirageOS
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• HermitCore
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• Firecracker
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