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I agree that there is convenience to the execution controls VMs provide. But if you can't repeatably and easily stand up a replacement/duplicates of a system f
by forgottenpass 11y ago
I agree that there is convenience to the execution controls VMs provide. But if you can't repeatably and easily stand up a replacement/duplicates of a system from configuration management and backups, then you don't actually have configuration management or backups.
- travem 11y agoSure, to be clear I'm not arguing against those things, I'm just arguing that VM level snapshots and clones are also a tool in the operational arsenal and is in fact a very popular one that works well in practice.
- forgottenpass 11y agoIt looks like I agree entirely with you, just not the guy that started this whole thread by saying VMs are a security necessity.