Christopher Tozzi has covered technology and business news for nearly a decade, specializing in open source, containers, big data, networking and security. He is currently Senior Editor and DevOps Analyst with Fixate.io and Sweetcode.io.
Docker’s Big Differentiator from VMs: Density
What makes Docker containers so popular and more attractive in some cases than virtual machines? The answer is density. Here’s what it means and why it matters. In the context of computing, ...
Unikernels Use Cases: IoT, the Cloud and More
Unikernels may be the next big thing after Docker. Which types of use cases will unikernels support? Keep reading for an overview. A unikernel is a type of microservices environment that contains ...
Red Hat’s Message for the Container Ecosystem: Be Open and Collaborate
What’s Red Hat’s vision for container adoption, and what has the company learned about the way clients go about setting up container platforms? Director of Product Strategy Brian Gracely recently shared his ...
Microservices Security Primer: How to Secure Microservices APIs
If you use Docker containers or other microservices to host your apps, you probably rely heavily on APIs. And if you want to run those apps in production, securing the APIs is ...
Which OS Is Best for Docker? Here’s How to Decide
What’s the best operating system for hosting Docker containers? That’s a loaded question. Here’s a guide to answering it. The question is loaded because, well, people tend to have strong opinions about ...
What Do Containers Have to Do with DevSecOps? A Lot
You already know how containers can help you do better DevOps. But have you thought about containers and DevSecOps? Here’s an overview of how containers promote DevSecOps. DevSecOps is the extension of ...
What Kubernetes on Azure Means for Users and Docker
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but Microsoft is continuing to shower the Docker community with love. The company recently announced official support for Kubernetes on Azure Container Service, a move that ...
Serverless Computing and Docker: What They Have in Common
Container platforms such as Docker and serverless compute services such as AWS Lambda are among the hottest trends in IT right now. What do they have to do with one another? Let’s ...
Frequently Asked Questions about Docker for Windows
Have you heard that you can use Docker for Windows, but are confused about exactly how it works? Then this is the post for you. Keep reading for answers to everything you ...
MirageOS Unikernels Now Support KVM and FreeBSD bhyve
Unikernels built using MirageOS can now run on more hypervisors following the release this week of MirageOS 3.0, a platform for building specialized microservices applications for the cloud. MirageOS lets you build ...
