OpenStack Launches Kata Containers Project to Improve Security | Linux Today

OpenStack Launches Kata Containers Project to Improve Security

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Sean Michael Kerner
Dec 5, 2017

The Kata Containers project is going to be run as a separate project from the main OpenStack cloud platform, with its own governance and project direction. At the core of Kata Containers are code contributions from Intel with Clear Containers and Hyper with runv. Other companies that are supporting the project at launch include: 99cloud, AWcloud, Canonical, China Mobile, City Network, CoreOS, Dell/EMC, EasyStack, Fiberhome, Google, Huawei, JD.com, Mirantis, SUSE, Tencent, Ucloud and ZTE.

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