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What is a container (Virtual Environment, Virtual Private Server, VPS, VE)? A container (otherwise known as CT, Virtual Environment (VE), Virtual Private Server... What are highlights of OpenVZ technology? In short, OpenVZ is the only highly scalable virtualization technology with near-zero overhead,... Who needs OpenVZ? How it can be used? OpenVZ has a number of unique features that can be effectively used in the following scenarios:... What applications can run inside an OpenVZ container? Most applications can be installed to a container without any modifications. Oracle, DB/2,... How is OpenVZ different from other technologies? Techniques There are several kinds of virtualization techniques which provide similar features... How is OpenVZ secured & updated? For a project such as OpenVZ, security of the software is of paramount importance. Let's explain... How scalable is OpenVZ? OpenVZ technology scales as well as standard Linux kernel — up to thousands of CPUs and... How does OpenVZ improve efficiency of services? For existing hardware, OpenVZ allows to utilize its processing power better by improving average... How does OpenVZ improve flexibility of services? By providing unified scalable platform with such unique features as rapid application and updates... What is the performance overhead? Near zero. There is no emulation layer, only security isolation, and all checking is done on the... What are performance expectations? Peak performance is achieved when only one container has active tasks. In this case, it could use...
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