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.
The Case for LXD, Canonical’s System Container Framework
Most container conversations today center on Docker. But as Docker has taken enough, Canonical has been quietly working on LXD, a different type of container framework that supports some interesting use cases ...
What’s Docker’s Market Share Today? Good Question
How many people are using Docker? What is Docker’s current market share? These are difficult questions to answer accurately, but we’re going to try. Docker market share is hard to measure for ...
The 5 Killer Features that Set Docker Apart
Why did Docker containers become so popular? To understand the answer, you have to identify Docker’s killer features — the ones that set Docker apart from other container frameworks, as well as ...
What is a Container Orchestrator, Anyway?
Container orchestration has become a hot topic following Docker’s ascent. There are lots of orchestrators out there, and people tend to have strong opinions about which one is best. But in this ...
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 ...
What’s Next for Docker Inc.?
Docker has evolved in little more than four years from a half-baked technology that only geeks could love to a complete platform that attracts millions of dollars in investment. And that begs ...
The Inherent Security Benefits of Docker Containers
Most blog posts about Docker security focus on how to make containers more secure. But it’s also worth appreciating the inherent security benefits that come with containers. Keep reading for insights on ...
Are Containers the Key to DevSecOps?
How are containers changing DevOps? By enabling DevSecOps. That, at least, is the message from Aqua Security, which is pushing the thesis that containers are the key to achieving automated, predictable security ...
Understanding Why Docker is So Popular
Docker containers have become a massively popular technology. But Docker is by no means the only or the oldest container platform. That begs the questions: Why Docker? What made Docker stand out ...
What Does LinuxKit Mean for Native Docker on Windows?
Thanks to LinuxKit, Docker containers now can run anywhere. Does that mean native Windows containers are now stillborn? It’s possible. Docker announced LinuxKit, is a tool set for building a Linux subsystem, ...
