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Description

Secure your workloads, streamline adherence to regulations, and ensure data sovereignty with IBM Cloud Secure Virtualization. A reliable cloud infrastructure must address critical concerns regarding corporate governance, security, and compliance. Customers seek to establish a setting where administration, workload performance, and data accessibility are limited to specific geographic locations while maintaining comprehensive audit capabilities. During the setup process, it is essential to determine the firmware settings that will be permitted and the hypervisor settings that have received approval. Carefully catalog each physical host along with its location, generating a snapshot or fingerprint of the launch configuration for each trusted host. This information is compiled into an allowlist. When the BIOS and hypervisor measurements of a host align with those recorded in the allowlist, the boot environment is verified. Consequently, the host is initiated in a state deemed secure and trusted, ensuring the integrity of the cloud environment throughout its operation. By implementing these protocols, organizations can confidently manage their cloud resources while meeting stringent security standards.

Description

Kata Containers is software licensed under Apache 2 that features two primary components: the Kata agent and the Kata Containerd shim v2 runtime. Additionally, it includes a Linux kernel along with versions of QEMU, Cloud Hypervisor, and Firecracker hypervisors. Combining the speed and efficiency of containers with the enhanced security benefits of virtual machines, Kata Containers seamlessly integrates with container management systems, including widely used orchestration platforms like Docker and Kubernetes (k8s). Currently, it is designed to support Linux for both host and guest environments. For hosts, detailed installation guides are available for various popular distributions. Furthermore, the OSBuilder tool offers ready-to-use support for Clear Linux, Fedora, and CentOS 7 rootfs images, while also allowing users to create custom guest images tailored to their needs. This flexibility makes Kata Containers an appealing choice for developers seeking the best of both worlds in container and virtualization technology.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
Docker No 
Google Compute Engine No 
HyTrust Yes 
IBM Cloud Yes 
Kubernetes No 
Microsoft Azure No 
OpenStack No 
VEXXHOST No 

Integrations

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Docker Yes 
Google Compute Engine Yes 
HyTrust No 
IBM Cloud No 
Kubernetes Yes 
Microsoft Azure Yes 
OpenStack Yes 
VEXXHOST Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

IBM

Founded

1911

Country

United States

Website

www.ibm.com/cloud/architecture/architectures/virtualization_security_hytrust/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Kata Containers

Website

katacontainers.io/software/

Product Features

Virtualization

Archiving & Retention No 
Capacity Monitoring No 
Data Mobility No 
Desktop Virtualization No 
Disaster Recovery No 
Namespace Management No 
Performance Management No 
Version Control No 
Virtual Machine Monitoring No 

Product Features

Container Management

Access Control No 
Application Development No 
Automatic Scaling No 
Build Automation No 
Container Health Management No 
Container Storage No 
Deployment Automation No 
File Isolation No 
Hybrid Deployments No 
Network Isolation No 
Orchestration No 
Shared File Systems No 
Version Control No 
Virtualization No 

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