For whatever it's worth, SmartDataCenter, Joyent's open source SmartOS-based system for operating a cloud[1], does exactly this[2] -- and (as explained in an ol

For whatever it's worth, SmartDataCenter, Joyent's open source SmartOS-based system for operating a cloud[1], does exactly this[2] -- and (as explained in an old but still technically valid video[3]) we have found it to be a huge, huge win. And we even made good on the Docker piece when we used SDC as the engine behind Triton[4] -- and have found it all to be every bit as potent as you suggest![5] [1] https://github.com/joyent/sdc https://github.com/joyent/sdc [2] https://github.com/joyent/sdc/blob/master/docs/developer-guide/architecture.md https://github.com/joyent/sdc/blob/master/docs/developer-gui... [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGWbo94geE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGWbo94geE [4] https://www.joyent.com/blog/triton-docker-and-the-best-of-all-worlds https://www.joyent.com/blog/triton-docker-and-the-best-of-al... [5] https://www.joyent.com/blog/spin-up-a-docker-dev-test-environment-in-60-minutes-or-less https://www.joyent.com/blog/spin-up-a-docker-dev-test-enviro...