# Kubernetes vs. Virtualization for Cloud-Native Operations on Bare-Metal Servers

DevFeed: [Kubernetes vs. Virtualization for Cloud-Native Operations on Bare-Metal Servers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/part-3-on-aws-rolling-your-own-servers-with-k8s-29751.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/kubernetes-vs-virtualization/>)

Author: ev@goteleport.com (Ev Kontsevoy)

Published: 2019-05-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtualization.md>), [Cloud Native Ecosystem](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-native-ecosystem.md>), [Software-defined networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdn.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

Tags: [backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup.md>), [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [disaster-recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/disaster-recovery.md>), [k8s](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/k8s.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [sdn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdn.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtualization.md>)

## AI overview

This final article in a three-part series compares Kubernetes with virtualization for operating a self-managed, bare-metal cluster. It explains that containers can improve workload consolidation, while virtualization can provide broader cloud-like capabilities through virtual networks, storage, and load balancers.

## Source excerpt

In the final chapter of this series, we look at why Kubernetes is a better choice than virtualization to enable a more "cloudy" mode of operations on your new cluster.