What does KVM virtualization mean for a VPS?
Short answer
KVM is the hypervisor built into Linux. A KVM VPS runs its own kernel, so you can run Docker, load kernel modules, boot custom ISOs and install Windows or BSD.
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In more detail
The alternative, container virtualization (OpenVZ, Virtuozzo, LXC), shares the host's kernel: lighter and cheaper, but Linux-only and limited for Docker, VPNs that need kernel modules and custom kernels.