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<p><tt>Hi,</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>I'm writing this clarify the distinction between OpenVZ
and Virtuozzo,</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>and the relation between the two.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Fortunately, there is no need to tell you what OpenVZ is,
so I'll happily</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>skip that part, except for one important thing. OpenVZ is
a technology,</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>not a product, and was never intended to be a product.</tt></p>
<p><tt>The product, actually, a set of products, a platform, is
Virtuozzo.<br>
W</tt><tt>e build OpenVZ for the community and enthusiasts.</tt><tt>
We build Virtuozzo<br>
on top of OpenVZ for companies whose business depends</tt><tt>
on it.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Virtuozzo is based on Linux, OpenVZ, and many other great
technologies<br>
(which we are contributing back to) </tt><tt>and it provides
everything that<br>
OpenVZ does, plus extras such as:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>* 24x7 Support<br>
The Virtuozzo Support team is fantastic, and all they do is help
customers<br>
with Virtuozzo. I can't say enough good things about them --
they always<br>
impress me with their professionalism (and I'm not one who is
easily<br>
impressed).<br>
<br>
* Virtuozzo Storage<br>
This is a software-defined storage solution, a distributed file
system<br>
that combines the local storage space on all servers into a big
pool<br>
and makes it available from every server (side benefit: no need
to copy<br>
the data during live migration). Virtuozzo Storage automatically<br>
handles redundancy, optimizes performance, improves efficiency<br>
and does other magical things.<br>
<br>
* ReadyKernel<br>
This is a kpatch-based mechanism that lets you update the kernel<br>
without a reboot. In light of recent security holes, the
possibility<br>
to patch a vulnerability instantly, without waiting for
scheduled<br>
downtime, is truly priceless.<br>
</tt></p>
<p><tt>* More Tools, More Features<br>
This includes, but is not limited to, backup, management web
interface,<br>
and monitoring tools. <br>
<br>
There's more to it, but let's keep it simple.<br>
<br>
To learn more, please see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://virtuozzo.com/openvz">https://virtuozzo.com/openvz</a></tt></p>
<p><tt>Regards,<br>
Kir.<br>
</tt></p>
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