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Introduction

Confidential Virtual Machines (CVMs) revolutionize on-premise hosting by introducing cutting-edge technology that ensures enhanced security without requiring changes to your existing code. This documentation explores the challenges associated with traditional infrastructure and highlights how CVMs, powered by Buckypaper technology, provide a solution.

Challenges without Buckypaper

High Capital Expenditure

Establishing and maintaining on-premise infrastructure involves significant upfront costs in hardware, networking equipment, and data center facilities.

Resource Underutilization

On-premise infrastructure often leads to resource underutilization due to provisioning for peak demand, resulting in idle resources during periods of lower demand.

Limited Scalability

Scaling up or down in an on-premise environment can be time-consuming and expensive, requiring the purchase of additional hardware.

Complexity in Maintenance

Managing on-premise hardware, software, and networking components can be complex and resource-intensive, demanding dedicated IT staff and expertise.

The Solution: Confidential Virtual Machines (CVMs) with Buckypaper

Key Features

Security

CVMs leverage hardware-based technologies to create isolated environments, ensuring sensitive data and processes are protected from unauthorized access within a virtualized infrastructure.

Hardware-graded Security

Confidentiality of workloads and applications is ensured by utilizing hardware-based security features, leveraging secure enclaves to isolate and protect code and data.

Workload Isolation

Protected execution environments for critical applications ensure that sensitive workloads remain secure even if the underlying infrastructure is compromised.

Certified EU Datacenters

Choose from various datacenters in Europe meeting compliance standards, ranging from ISO27001 to C5.

Optimized Performance

CVMs offer a remarkable advantage with only a 3% CPU cycle overhead, allowing organizations to maintain high-performance standards while ensuring robust security for critical applications.

Benefits

Unlock the Power of Confidentiality

Experience unparalleled security and confidentiality with CVMs.

Secure Deployment in the Cloud

CVMs are valuable in cloud environments, providing an added layer of security for sensitive data processed in shared, virtualized spaces.

Secure Multi-Tenancy

Enhance security in multi-tenant environments by providing isolated and encrypted spaces for each workload.

Compliance with Data Regulations

Meet compliance standards with advanced encryption and security measures, reducing the risk of data breaches.

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Technical Information

Integration into Existing Environments

CVMs seamlessly integrate into existing virtualized environments, deploying alongside non-confidential VMs to selectively apply enhanced security measures.

Intellectual Property Theft Protection

CVMs create a protected execution environment, preventing unauthorized access to code and data, especially valuable for organizations developing proprietary software or running proprietary algorithms.

Applications

Applications dealing with sensitive information, such as those in financial services, healthcare, and cryptographic operations, benefit significantly from the confidential execution environments provided by CVMs.

Deployment in Cloud Environments

CVMs are well-suited for deployment in cloud environments, providing an added layer of security for workloads in shared, virtualized spaces.

Data Confidentiality in Transit

CVMs often implement end-to-end encryption, ensuring data remains encrypted during storage, processing, and transit.

Scenarios where CVMs are Beneficial

CVMs are particularly beneficial in scenarios where organizations need to process or store sensitive data. They excel in multi-tenant private, public, and hybrid cloud environments where secure isolation of workloads is crucial.

CPU Cycle Overhead

CVMs are designed with optimized performance, incurring only a minimal 3% CPU cycle overhead, ensuring a negligible impact on overall computational efficiency.

How CVMs Enhance Security

CVMs enhance security by creating confidential execution environments (CEEs) with advanced encryption, protection against insider threats, and secure multi-tenancy features.

What are Confidential Virtual Machines (VMs)?

CVMs are a specialized type of virtual machine designed to provide enhanced security measures for sensitive workloads, leveraging hardware-based security features to isolate and protect data and code within the virtualized environment.

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