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.
Application, System, Mini: The Big Container Picture
Docker is far and away the biggest name in containers today. But the container ecosystem involves much more than Docker. Here’s a look at the container scene writ large, which extends well ...
Persistent Storage Options for Docker Containers
Who’s solving the Docker container storage dilemma? Here’s a list of companies that are making inroads in this space by developing persistent data storage solutions for containers. Container storage is a hot ...
Microsoft Unveils Docker Container Monitoring Solution
Microsoft has unveiled OMS Docker Container monitoring, signaling the company’s interest in delving deeper into the open-source container space. OMS Docker Container monitoring, which Microsoft announced during LinuxCon, is part of the company’s ...
Shippable Updates Docker-Based CI Platform
Shippable‘s continuous integration (CI) platform has received new automation and visibility features with the release of what the company is calling the next-generation version of the Docker-based product. Like other CI platforms, ...
Stateful Apps and Containers: Squaring the Circle
“Stateful containers” may sound like an oxymoron. That’s because stateful apps—those that require persistent data storage—can seem like odd matches for a container environment. But that’s not necessarily the case. To date, ...
5 Cool Unikernels Projects
Unikernels are poised to become the next big thing in microservices after Docker containers. Here’s a look at some of the cool things you can do with unikernels. First, though, here’s a ...
Containers vs. VMs: Which Virtualization Solution is Better?
Are containers better than virtual machines (VMs)? The question may seem barely worth asking, since containers and VMs look the same on the surface. Yet, a deeper dive into this issue highlights ...
Docker, System Containers and VMs: Virtuozzo’s Take
Docker continues to dominate the container and microservices landscape. But Virtuozzo, which develops a related but different technology that it calls system containers, thinks Docker falls short in production environments. Here’s why ...
Docker: Not Just for Linux Anymore. Or Is It?
Running Docker containers on Mac OS X and Windows is now easier than ever, thanks to integration with native hypervisors. The catch: You still have to use Linux to get Docker working ...
Docker 1.12 Release Goes Beyond Swarm Orchestration
Docker 1.12 became generally available on July 28, bringing baked-in Swarm orchestration and performance and security enhancements to the container platform. Here’s a look at what you need to know about the ...
