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Container Journal Library

Welcome to our library of Container-related resources. Here you will find whitepapers, ebooks, and more – all that will help you in your Container journey. Access requires only a free registration. Search, scroll through and download what you like.
Container Storage for Dummies

Container Storage for Dummies

Developer focus and interest has led to new containers built to permit applications to scale rapidly, be more reliable, and offer better performance than more conventional means or methods. While developers like to think about what’s possible, admins tend to think in terms of what’s stable. They must be able ... Read More
Red Hat Collection Volume 2

Red Hat Collection Volume 2

DevOps.com introduces Red Hat EBook Collection Volume 2, curated by our editing staff. With this Red Hat eBook bundle you will learn more about how to benefit from combining a powerful and flexible platform for developing and running business applications (Red Hat OpenShift) with the agility, elasticity, and efficiency of the ... Read More
Hybrid Cloud Strategy for Dummies

Hybrid Cloud Strategy for Dummies

Jumping onto the cloud is easy. Getting it right is somewhat trickier. Getting it right for the long term is even more challenging. A good cloud strategy helps you and your organization work things out, makes sure all the bits and pieces fit together well, and improves the odds of ... Read More
Ten Layers of Container Security

Ten Layers of Container Security

Containers have broad appeal because they allow users to easily package an application, and all its dependencies, into a single image that can be promoted from development, to test, and to production — without change. Containers make it easy to ensure consistency across environments and multiple deployment targets like physical ... Read More
Multicloud Portability for Dummies

Multicloud Portability for Dummies

The cloud rules computing as we know it today. Cloud computing is everywhere with IT infrastructures of all kinds and sizes extending into private and public clouds. For most organizations, a single cloud isn’t enough for IT (and users, customers, partners, and more) to get the job done. That’s why ... Read More
Hybrid Cloud Strategy Checklist

Hybrid Cloud Strategy Checklist

Private, public, and hybrid cloud computing are gaining popularity as companies seek efficient, cost-effective technology and compute solutions that address their needs in real time. For IT teams, the array of connections, integrations, portability issues, resource options, orchestration, and storage options have increased exponentially—as has the complexity of installing and maintaining ... Read More
The Business Value of an Agile and Flexible Platform

The Business Value of an Agile and Flexible Platform

Containers and public cloud have always had great synergy. Containers were developed to take advantage of cloud infrastructure in order to meet the needs of cloud-native applications. Technologies like Docker and Kubernetes operate at the application level and a robust, scalable infrastructure is needed underneath. IDC spoke with organizations that ... Read More
Container Security: Securing from Within

Container Security: Securing from Within

Containers increase speed, simplify operations, improve development efficiency and bring a slew of other benefits, making them a top choice for agile deployment infrastructure. Everything from web apps, services, data stores, command line apps, desktop apps and other Linux programs can easily be packaged within containers. However, issues regarding their ... Read More
Security Boulevard
Best Practices For Migrating To Containerized Applications

Best Practices For Migrating To Containerized Applications

Migrating existing applications into containers provides better manageability and greater portability. This e-book outlines specific, technical recommendations and guidelines for container migration, ranging from image build procedures to production best practices. Also included are technical checklists for architecture, security, and performance ... Read More
Automation, DevOps, and the Demands of a Multicloud World

Automation, DevOps, and the Demands of a Multicloud World

IDC conducted a global study to assess how enterprise IT management and automation strategies are evolving due to the impact of cloud computing, DevOps, and digital transformation initiatives. Read this IDC infobrief to learn more about DevOps, including its impact on individual application and IT operations, and how integrated, automated ... Read More