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For many cloud vendors, including EC2, "dedicated hardware" just means yours will be the only virtual machine on that computer. But they're still running your i
by bonzini 10y ago
For many cloud vendors, including EC2, "dedicated hardware" just means yours will be the only virtual machine on that computer. But they're still running your image under a hypervisor.
- zigzigzag 10y agoYes but if you're worried about attacks from co-tenants, that's OK (the cloud provider can always access your hardware anyway)
- bonzini 10y agoIt would still be a pain for cloud providers if the tenant can unwillingly DoS the hypervisor. Sure they have watchdogs in place, but it gets more complicated if the DoS can be non-malicious.