Lightweight GNU/Linux Distributions for Containers

Lightweight GNU/Linux Distributions for Containers

The Docker revolution has spawned a new class of lightweight GNU/Linux distributions designed to host containers. Wondering which options are available? Here’s a comparison of RancherOS, Alpine Linux and more. To be ...
Nimbix Marries Docker to HPC

Nimbix Marries Docker to HPC

One of the underappreciated benefits of containers is the degree to which they make IT infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platforms more available on demand. Case in point is Nimbix, a provider of a high-performance ...
CoreOS Taps Redspread Founders for Kubernetes

CoreOS Taps Redspread Founders for Kubernetes

As an open-source container orchestration engine, Kubernetes enjoys broad industry support. The challenge is, it is a technology designed primarily for engineers by Google engineers. But since Google decided to make Kubernetes ...
Containers to Drive Wave of IT Infrastructure Upgrades

Containers to Drive Wave of IT Infrastructure Upgrades

Containers are generally viewed as being the primary driver of a revolution in software that is transforming how applications are delivered. But it may very well turn out that the microservices architectures ...
Containers and Virtual Machines are Friends, Not Competitors

Containers and Virtual Machines are Friends, Not Competitors

Containers versus virtual machines. That’s the rhetoric that has shaped the conversation so far as organizations evaluate solutions such as Docker and compare them to VMware. But what they should really be ...
Puppet Automates Managing Docker Container Images at Scale

Puppet Automates Managing Docker Container Images at Scale

Building a Docker container image is not especially difficult. But building and deploying hundreds or even thousands of Docker container images as new applications get developed or continuously upgraded is whole other ...
Red Hat Containerizes Mobile App Dev Tools

Red Hat Containerizes Mobile App Dev Tools

One of the things the IT community as a whole is just starting to appreciate is just how portable containers make just about everything and anything that runs on top of them ...
Why Does Docker for Windows Matter?

Why Does Docker for Windows Matter?

Last month, Docker and Microsoft partnered to bring official Docker container support to Windows. If you’re a developer, you may be asking, “Why?” Keep reading for some perspective. On its face, Docker’s ...
VMworld: VMware Deepens Container Commitment

VMworld: VMware Deepens Container Commitment

At the VMworld 2016 Europe conference today VMware launched a series of initiatives intended to bridge the gaps that currently exist between many developers and IT operations teams. For those organizations that ...
Selling the C-Suite on Containers

Selling the C-Suite on Containers

If you’re a programmer or admin, you understand what containers are and why they’re valuable. But how do you convince corporate higher-ups that containers are worth the investment? Keep reading for some ...