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.
5 Use Cases for System Containers Powered by LXD or OpenVZ
You know all about use cases for Docker containers. But what about system container platforms such as OpenVZ and LXD? Keep reading for system container use cases. System containers are designed to ...
Comparing OpenVZ and LXD Linux System Container Platforms
OpenVZ and LXD, which enable you to run a complete operating system inside a container, are not very different. But is one system container platform better than the other? Here’s a comparison ...
The Container Ecosystem’s Biggest Stories in 2016
From Swarm integration to better security solutions, 2016 was a big year for containers. Here’s a recap of the leading container stories from the past year from the Docker world and beyond ...
How Docker Makes All Linux Distros Look Alike
Is one Linux distribution better than others for running Docker containers? Probably not. In fact, in many ways, Docker is making all distributions look much more similar than different. Traditionally, when you ...
ClusterHQ Folds, Flocker Lives On
Persistent storage for containers has improved to the point that one of the first companies to offer containerized storage has now folded. That’s the takeaway from the announcement this week that ClusterHQ ...
Trends that Will Shape the Container Ecosystem in 2017
Baked-in Swarm. Docker on Windows. Red Hat’s OCID fork-that’s-not-a-fork. These were the big container stories of 2016. What does 2017 hold in store for the container ecosystem? Here are some predictions. Perhaps ...
How VMware is Dealing with Docker Competition
If you think Docker containers will kill virtual machines, think again. Here’s a look at how VMware is adapting to remain relevant in the Docker age. In theory, Docker provides some crucial ...
Why Some People Want to Boycott Docker
Docker may be wildly popular with many developers. But not everyone loves Docker, as the Boycott Docker initiative shows. Boycott Docker is a bare-bones website designed to argue against Docker adoption. It ...
Docker Inc. vs. Docker the FOSS Project: Why the Difference Matters
If there’s one thing that makes Docker special today, it’s that the name of the project is the same as the name of the company. That’s a rare phenomenon in the open-source ...
A Quick Guide to Docker Terminology
New to Docker and wondering what the different terms in the container ecosystem mean? Keep reading for a primer on Docker terminology. Docker terminology may not be as confusing as, say, words ...
