Akka persistence is different. It doesn't give you managed lifecycles like in the Virtual Actor model - so you aren't insulated from failures and you still have

Akka persistence is different. It doesn't give you managed lifecycles like in the Virtual Actor model - so you aren't insulated from failures and you still have to consider when to create/recreate an actor. It gives you Event Sourcing / Command Sourcing (depending on how you use it). ES is a work-in-progress for Orleans, but many of us are using our own ES systems. For an implementation of Virtual Actors on the JVM, check out Orbit from Electronic Arts / BioWare: http://orbit.bioware.com/ http://orbit.bioware.com/