Containers are still the hot new technology in the datacenter to some, but many of the pieces and parts that eventually would find their way into today’s container platforms have long-since been used by enterprises and developers thanks to Docker. …
As is the case with any new technology, there is a lot of hype and misunderstanding that comes along with something that actually improves some aspect of the system. …
Going forward, there is little question that containers have become firmly established as the technology of choice for application deployment – at least until such a time as alternative approaches like serverless computing outgrow them in popularity. …
Containers have been getting a lot of attention in the enterprise over the past several years, thanks to them being an enabling technology for greater operational agility, especially in developing customer-facing applications and getting the code into production with greater speed. …
It is safe to say that VMware would have been perfectly happy if Docker containers had never been invented. …
Sometimes you can beat them, and sometimes you can join them. …
Containerization as a concept of isolating application processes while sharing the same operating system (OS) kernel has been around since the beginning of this century. …
The container craze on Linux platforms just took an interesting twist now that Red Hat is shelling out $250 million to acquire its upstart rival in Linux and containers, CoreOS. …
Red Hat is no stranger to Linux containers, considering the work its engineers have done in creating the OpenShift application development and management platform. …
When enterprises talk about cloud computing, they invariably talk about hybrid and multi-cloud environments. …
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