Performance Improvements with KVM on ARM64: Booting 5000 Erlangs on Ampere One 192-core
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The article discusses the successful implementation of KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) on ARM64, specifically highlighting the performance improvements achieved by booting 5000 Erlangs on the Ampere One 192-core processor. The author, associated with Underjord, shares insights from their consultancy work in Elixir and Nerves, while also mentioning their conference sponsorship by Ampere.
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Disclosure: I am running a conference called Goatmire Elixir which Ampere is a sponsor of. This post is not part of the sponsorship.
Underjord is an artisanal consultancy doing consulting in Elixir, Nerves with an accidental speciality in marketing and outreach. If
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