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I thought this too, but if the goal of the control plane software and blade host OS is solely to create VMs and not to actually be a general-purpose OS, this pr
by anaisbetts 5y ago
I thought this too, but if the goal of the control plane software and blade host OS is solely to create VMs and not to actually be a general-purpose OS, this probably doesn't matter as much?
- mise_en_place 5y agoIdk, KVM/libvirt/qemu has worked fine for me. It is very lightweight compared to say VMWare. If I don't want VMs I could use Docker/containerd. What problem does Oxide solve exactly?
- rfoo 5y agoSell you a few racks of servers, ready to use out of the box, I guess?
- mise_en_place 5y agoWouldn’t an enterprise go with what they’ve always used? Like Dell, EMC, HP, etc…and most startups will use a cloud provider instead of on prem
- panick21_ 5y agoIf the core idea of Oxide is true and putting together a bunch of PC comparable yourself with a whole bunch of complex and expensive software only to then have a huge maintenance and security nightmare then why wouldn't enterprise want to switch from Dell and co. The point of a startup is to disrupt the current market. And they are trying. Lets see how they do.