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.
Imagining the Post-Docker Next Big Thing
Docker containers have transformed from a niche technology to mainstream. That begs the question: What will be the next major innovation in the container and microservices world? From its humble beginnings in ...
Who’s Making Money from Containers? Docker, Red Hat, AWS and MSFT
Who’s making money off of Docker containers? That’s a question you’ll be hearing more and more as containers enter production environments. To help answer it, we prepared a roundup of the companies ...
Which is Better for Containers, Bare Metal or Virtual Machines?
One of Docker containers’s most significant advantages over virtual machines is that containers can run on bare metal—or close to it. But should you run your containerized apps on bare metal? Bare ...
Platform9 Adds Kubernetes SaaS Solution. How Novel Is It?
Do we need more Kubernetes as a service? Platform9 thinks so. This week, the company introduced what it calls the first implementation of Kubernetes as a managed service. Kubernetes, of course, is ...
RunC Bug Highlights Docker Security Challenges, But It’s Not Fatal
It’s a Docker admin’s worst nightmare: An attacker compromises a container, then uses it to gain control of the entire host server. A newly discovered security vulnerability in runC enables just that ...
8 Reasons Why Containers Can Be Good for Business
If you’re a developer or admin, you understand how containers can help make your work easier from a technical standpoint. But how can you convince your boss that containers are useful from ...
The 4 Biggest Challenges Facing Docker
Docker containers are immensely popular. But like any popular platform, Docker has its limitations and challenges. Here’s a look at four ways in which Docker could improve. There is no doubt that ...
Measuring Docker Adoption Rates Requires More Precision
How many people are adopting Docker for production use? That depends on how you define production. And that’s an important question for people tracing Docker adoption rates, which we could measure much ...
Virtuozzo Adds Encryption for OpenVZ System Containers
Virtuozzo has announced new security features for its OpenVZ system container platform, which now includes encryption for at-rest data. Virtuozzo develops a system container platform based on OpenVZ. System containers are designed ...
What Do Containers Have to Do with DevOps, Anyway?
You’ve heard about containers. You’ve heard about DevOps. But do you know what DevOps and containers have to do with each other? If not, this post is for you. Containers and DevOps ...
