LXD and Canonical's Container Game Plan

LXD and Canonical’s Container Game Plan

LXD, Canonical‘s “machine container” platform, has been out now for a few months. What does the open-source company plan to do with LXD and how does it relate to Docker and other ...
What Vine's Registry Fiasco Means for Docker Security

What Vine’s Registry Fiasco Means for Docker Security

How secure are container registries? Not very secure if you make them public and hope no one guesses the URL where they’re hosted. That’s the lesson from the recent Docker registry security ...
System Containers vs. Application Containers: Does the Difference Matter?

System Containers vs. Application Containers: Does the Difference Matter?

Is it time to differentiate between application containers and system containers? Some companies think so. Here’s a look at why the difference matters—or not, depending on your preferences. When people talk about ...
Making the Migration to Containers Easier

Making the Migration to Containers Easier

Why isn’t everyone using containers? There are many reasons for limited container adoption, but chief among them is the difficulty of migrating an existing monolithic app to run inside a container. Here’s ...
Nvidia Containerizes GPU-Accelerated Apps

Nvidia Containerizes GPU-Accelerated Apps

Nvidia is pushing Docker containers in new directions with the release of a Docker plugin that enables GPU-accelerated applications inside Docker containers. The plugin, which is available on GitHub, addresses a deep ...
CoreOS Diverges from Docker Model with etcd3 Launch

CoreOS Diverges from Docker Model with etcd3 Launch

CoreOS is pushing forward with its Kubernetes-centric container orchestration stack with the launch of etcd3, the next-generation version of its distributed key-value store. The company announced the stable release of etcd3 June ...
Where Do Docker Containers Go from Here?

Where Do Docker Containers Go from Here?

DockerCon 2016 has come and gone. What does Docker need to do between now and the next DockerCon to assure the success of Docker containers in the enterprise? Here’s a look at ...
Persistent Data Storage Options for Containers

Persistent Data Storage Options for Containers

From Docker Data Volumes to CoreOS Torus to Gluster on OpenShift, the persistent storage options for containerized infrastructure are finally maturing. Wondering what they look like and which storage solution would work ...
How Docker Containers Can Simplify Desktop Software Delivery

How Docker Containers Can Simplify Desktop Software Delivery

Docker containers have created a new way of delivering apps for the cloud and servers. But can they also simplify software installation on desktop Linux PCs? That’s what a project called Subuser ...
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The Continuous Delivery Spectrum: Where Do You Stand?

The Continuous Delivery Spectrum: Where Do You Stand?

Containers are a big deal because they are a key ingredient in a microservices architecture, which helps companies speed software development by moving toward a “continuous delivery” process. But few companies have ...
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