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.
How Docker Containers Make Life Easy for Bitcoin-Mining Attackers
Crypto-mining script kiddies are coming to steal your Docker environment. That’s the warning from Aqua Security, which has published a report about attacks against containerized environments by people who want to mine ...
Red Hat’s Acquisition of CoreOS: 4 Reasons Why
Red Hat’s CoreOS acquisition is the current talk of the container world. Why did an open source giant (Red Hat) buy the vendor of an increasingly obscure open source operating system (Container ...
Red Hat Talks Service Meshes, Kubernetes and Boredom
Kubernetes is now “boring” (that’s a good thing) and service mesh is the next big thing in containers. That’s what Red Hat had to say recently when we asked about the state ...
Serverless Computing Security Challenges
Serverless computing is the next big thing in the world of microservices and DevOps. It’s also creating some big new security challenges. On the surface, you might think that serverless makes security ...
Why the Internet of Things Needs Docker Containers
Could Docker be the next big thing in the internet of things (IoT)? That remains to be seen, but this much is clear: Docker containers are well-suited to solve some of the ...
Optimizing Application Performance Using Microservices and Containers
Microservices and containers can help you to build and deploy applications faster. But do these technologies actually make your applications run faster? That depends on how you leverage them. One of the ...
Microservices Benefit: Improving Software Engineers’ Productivity
Microservices have become popular in large part because they simplify application deployment and management. At a higher level, however, they also can help your team work more efficiently. Here’s how. Microservices are ...
6 Reasons Not to Adopt Microservices
Microservices are one of the hottest topics in software delivery today. Everywhere you look, you hear developers singing the praises of them. Yet, they are not a cure-all, and they’re not the ...
Serverless Computing Trends to Watch in 2018
Serverless computing is set to be one of the hot topics in the world of microservices for 2018. Here’s a look at how serverless computing services and platforms will evolve over the ...
What’s the Status of LXD, Canonical’s Container Hypervisor?
Is LXD, Canonical’s open source container hypervisor, still an important part of the container ecosystem? That’s a fair question to ask, because no one has heard much about it lately. However, the ...
