First Principles: Inside OCI Container Instances

Explore Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's new Container Instances in this 20-minute video blog. Learn about the fundamentals of Virtual Machines (VMs) and containers, their benefits, and how Container Instances were built as a first-class compute resource separate from Kubernetes. Discover the advantages of Container Instances, including low startup time and the ability to run multiple containers. Understand Oracle's decision to use QEMU for Container Instances and why they are offered as a standalone OCI product. Gain insights into the architecture and design principles behind this innovative cloud computing solution.

 Intro to First Principles: Inside OCI Container Instances
 Virtual Machines VMs explained
 Benefits of VMs
 Containers explained
 Benefits of Containers
 Container Instances explained
 Multiple Containers in a Container Instance
 Container Instances low startup time
 Why Oracle chose QEMU for Container Instances
 Container Instances - a standalone OCI product