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.
How Docker Changed Linux Admins’ Lives
One way of measuring Docker’s impact is to consider which IT Ops problems have become irrelevant thanks to containers. The yum versus apt debate is one such problem that admins no longer ...
What Do Containers Have to Do with Being Cloud-Native, Anyway?
“Cloud-native” is a term you frequently hear during conversations about containers. What does it mean, and what does it have to do with containers? Let’s take a look. In a simple sense, ...
DevOps and Containers: Imagining a World Without Docker
What would DevOps look like if Docker didn’t exist? As we mark the fifth anniversary of Docker, that’s a question worth asking. Here are some thoughts on how very different the world ...
4 Reasons to Use Docker on Your Linux Desktop
Most Docker use cases involve deploying applications on servers. But Docker also can be a great tool for a desktop Linux system. Here’s why. I know: Most folks don’t use desktop Linux. Even ...
3 Silly Docker Container Projects
A Docker container can support a wide variety of use cases—including some that are just plain silly. Here’s a look at examples of just-for-fun or experimental projects that you probably don’t expect ...
Docker Inc.’s 4 Big Business Challenges
Docker containers are wildly popular. Docker Inc., the company, however, faces some deep problems. Here’s a list of the challenges it needs to solve to remain relevant. The situation the company finds ...
Google and Ubisoft Push Kubernetes for Video Game Industry
Hosting video games using Kubernetes—as Google’s new open source Agones project allows you to do—may not be the first Kubernetes use case that comes to mind. But it speaks volumes about just ...
Will Docker Ever Totally Kill Virtual Machines?
Docker containers are everywhere. Kubernetes is a household word (in geek households, at least). Yet the question remains: Will containers ever totally displace virtual machines? That’s a question worth asking as Docker’s ...
Report Highlights Enterprise Container Adoption Trends
What’s standing between enterprises and container adoption? EMA Top 3 explains in a new report about containers in the enterprise. The report, which was released March 1, contains insights based on a ...
5 Notable Container Company Acquisitions
Containers are at the center of an growing list of business acquisitions. Here’s a list of the five most significant acquisitions that have occurred in the container list to date. Red Hat ...
