stateful kubernetes storage

Stateful Container High Availability: Good, Better, Best

A 2020 McKinsey global study found that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies have been pushed “over the technology tipping point.” The research found that as digital adoption has ramped ...
Is Kubernetes Now Bigger Than Docker?

Is Kubernetes Now Bigger Than Docker?

Docker made containers famous. That can be easy to forget, however, because Kubernetes has now become the talk of the town—which is a big change from a few years ago, when Docker ...
Microsoft Previews Managed Kubernetes Service on Azure

Microsoft Previews Managed Kubernetes Service on Azure

As part of an effort to eliminate a Kubernetes management tax, Microsoft previewed a managed instance of Kubernetes clusters running on Azure that it will manage on behalf of customers for free ...
How Many CaaS Platforms Support Swarm? Not Many

How Many CaaS Platforms Support Swarm? Not Many

If you want to use Docker Swarm mode to orchestrate containers, finding a container environment that supports Swarm can be tough. That begs the question: Is the future looking dim for Docker ...
Container Orchestrators You Might Have Missed

Container Orchestrators You Might Have Missed

Kubernetes, Docker Swarm and Mesos Marathon are well-known container orchestrators. But they’re not the only ones. Here’s a look at container orchestration tools and frameworks you might have overlooked. I like to ...
Docker Inc. vs. VMware: Observations on the Docker Container Market

Docker Inc. vs. VMware: Observations on the Docker Container Market

To understand what makes containers different from virtual machines—and what the future of Docker the company will be—it’s worth comparing the rise of Docker Inc. to the rise of VMware. To be ...
Kubernetes Fights Back against Docker's Claims on Swarm Performance

Kubernetes Fights Back against Docker’s Claims on Swarm Performance

Docker made headlines by saying its Swarm container orchestration platform out-performs the competition. Now, Kubernetes is firing back loudly, questioning whether the Docker benchmark tests are actually applicable to real-world clusters — ...
Docker: Swarm Beats Google Kubernetes in Container Cluster Orchestration

Docker: Swarm Beats Google Kubernetes in Container Cluster Orchestration

Docker says its native container orchestration platform, Swarm, outperforms Kubernetes by up to 500 percent overall. That’s according to results published this week from benchmark tests by a third-party observer that Docker ...
‘Containers-as-a-Service’ Is a Hot Trend

‘Containers-as-a-Service’ Is a Hot Trend

How do you know when a new concept or technology has truly achieved mainstream critical mass? When it gets converted to the ubiquitous “as-a-Service” alternative. Containers are still sort of the new ...