This session explores the current state of virtualization, starting with a concise overview of key concepts and progressing into a technical comparison of modern hypervisors. While presenting Proxmox VE as the only viable replacement for the current hypervisors in market.
I will talk about the critical limitations of Microsoft Hyper-V, such as the discontinuation of the standalone Hyper-V Server and the push toward Windows Server and Azure integration and some of the recent mistakes from VMware which have impacted the community, particularly small-to-medium businesses, homelab users, and IT professionals seeking long-term value and flexibility.
Proxmox VE is presented as a compelling, open-source alternative that offers a full fledged virtualization and container platform. Proxmox delivers nearly every feature expected from a modern hypervisor, including clustering, high availability, backup solutions, and an intuitive web interface, without vendor lock-in or licensing headaches (However good Proxmox is, it can’t fix Nvidia, goodluck with those drivers).
I will explore some of the open source projects which are a backbone not just for Proxmox but a lot of other such endeavors, like qemu, vfio, Debian, the Proxmox kernel etc.
this session will also include a brief overview of real-world use cases of Proxmox VE for developers, self-hosters, tinkerers or even enterprises.I will also give a live showcase on how Proxmox excels advanced capabilities like PCIe passthrough using my own projects. These examples illustrate how open-source tools can match or exceed the performance and flexibility of commercial solutions.
