Testing LXD, Canonical's Container Hypervisor for Linux

Testing LXD, Canonical’s Container Hypervisor for Linux

Canonical is betting that LXD, which it calls the “pure-container hypervisor,” can beat VMware, KVM and other traditional hypervisors. To see for myself, I recently gave it a whirl. Here’s what I ...
Is Being Open Source Docker's Killer Feature?

Is Being Open Source Docker’s Killer Feature?

What’s driving Docker’s popularity? There are lots of obvious factors. But here’s one that receives less attention: Docker is free and open source. Here’s why that matters more than people may realize. If ...