The Deep Dive

Learn about the differences between the container and the VM models and why containers are faster.

Containers vs. VMs

Containers and VMs are both virtualization technologies for running applications. They both work on our laptops, bare metal servers, in the cloud, and more. However, the ways they virtualize are very different:

  • VMs virtualize hardware.

  • Containers virtualize operating systems.

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