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.
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 ...
On-Premises Containers vs. Public Cloud Container Services
Should you deploy containers in the public cloud or on-premises? If you want to run Docker in production, that’s a question you’ll have to answer. Here’s an overview of the benefits and ...
Recapping Docker’s Changes Over the Last 6 Months
When it comes to container security, storage and orchestration, the ecosystem has evolved rapidly in just a few months. What you knew about Docker back in the spring may no longer be ...
Red Hat’s OCID is a Docker Alternative, But Not a Fork
Is Red Hat’s new OCID project a fork of Docker? Unless you have an unorthodox definition of software fork, the answer is no. Recently, Red Hat announced it was backing the launch ...
Docker Containers, Security and Compliance
Can you use Docker containers for workloads that require PCI, HIPAA or other compliance? Answer: absolutely. Here’s why. As Docker becomes an increasingly big deal for enterprises, more compliance questions are arising ...
Containers and Modularity in Software Design: An Historical Perspective
People tend to talk about containers as a radically innovative type of technology. Yet, it might be better to think of containers as merely the next incremental step in a long trend ...
Why and How to Run Containers in the Public Cloud
Want to run Docker containers with less hassle? Public cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, AWS and Azure may be the answer. If you’ve set up Docker, you know that it can ...
Should Docker Standardize? Lessons of Other Projects
Much has been written lately about Docker and standardization. What does Docker have to gain or lose by adopting an open container specification such as the ones from the OCI? Keep reading ...
The State of Container Security Today
The container security landscape is changing fast as new tools emerge and new challenges arise. Here’s a summary of the current state of container security. To understand container security, it’s necessary first ...
Forking Docker: The New Open-Source Culture
Has Docker become too powerful for its own good? That’s what some representatives of the Docker community are implying as they lament the lack of container standardization and raise the prospect of ...
