Unikraft with Alexander Jung and Simon Kuenzer

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: How Unikraft seeks wider adoption of unikernels in real-world applications Unikraft’s background in research and academia Bottom-up as well as top-down specialization Building a community with a large proportion of students Links: Unikraft Unikraft: Fast, Specialized Unikernels the Easy Way Xen Project MirageOS HermitCore Firecracker