Christopher Tozzi has covered technology and business news for nearly a decade, specializing in open source, containers, big data, networking and security. He is currently Senior Editor and DevOps Analyst with Fixate.io and Sweetcode.io.
Jails, LXC and Beyond: Container Platform Round-Up
You know Docker. But do you know all of the other container platforms out there? Here’s the long list of container frameworks worth knowing about today, from LXC and OpenVZ to rkt ...
Why Did Docker Triumph Over Other Platforms?
Today, Docker is virtually synonymous with containers in the minds of many people. That’s because Docker has established a huge lead over alternative container platforms such as LXC and OpenVZ. Why? Keep ...
Containers vs. Legacy Infrastructure: What Containers Do Differently
When people discuss containers, they tend to compare them to “legacy” or “traditional” solutions without defining what those words actually mean. Let’s take a look at how containers compare to alternative technologies ...
Using Google Trends to Chart Docker’s Rise to Fame
There’s no question that Docker containers have become extremely popular in a short period of time. But just how quickly has Docker risen to fame? That’s an interesting question to ponder—and one ...
What’s the Future of LXC, Docker’s Semi-Forgotten Stepmother?
Is there still a future for LXC, the Linux container framework that predated Docker? Maybe—but probably not in a way that involves it competing directly with Docker as an application container solution ...
SOA vs. Microservices: What’s the Difference, Anyway?
Are microservices just another term for service oriented architecture (SOA)? You might be forgiven for thinking so. Microservices and SOA are similar in many respects. But they’re not the same thing. Defining ...
5 Cool Docker Projects You May Have Missed
You know the main projects in the Docker ecosystem—Moby, Kubernetes, Containerd and the link. But there’s a lot more to the Docker ecosystem than just this. Here’s a look at five open-source ...
The Challenge of Container Networking
Understanding container networking is crucial for building an effective containerized environment. Containers change the networking game in several key ways that require you to forget everything you know about traditional networks—and even ...
Docker Containers Are Hard, Just Like All Great Technologies
As technology becomes better, it tends to become more complex and harder to manage. That’s certainly true in the case of Docker containers, which are probably the most complex software framework yet ...
Will Serverless Computing Kill Docker Containers? In a Word, No
Will serverless computing eventually replace Docker? That’s the conclusion the internet seems to be drawing. But it’s the wrong way to think about the relationship between Docker containers and serverless computing. Serverless ...
