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What Do Containers Have to Do with Being Cloud-Native, Anyway?

“Cloud-native” is a term you frequently hear during conversations about containers. What does it mean, and what does it have to do with containers? Let’s take a look. In a simple sense, ...
OCI Standardizes Container Registry Protocol

OCI Standardizes Container Registry Protocol

The Open Container Initiative (OCI) announced today that the way which container images are distributed is about to become standardized using the Docker Registry v2 protocol. Chris Aniszczyk, executive director of the ...
CloudBees Embraces Kubernetes

CloudBees Embraces Kubernetes to Advance CI/CD

A CloudBees effort to make it easier to deploy the Jenkins continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform is taking shape, thanks to Kubernetes container orchestration software and support for the Red Hat OpenShift ...
| | CI/CD, cloudbees, kubernetes
Kubernetes Storage Options

CNCF Expands Kubernetes Storage Options

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) today moved a step closer to making persistent external storage more easily accessible to a Kubernetes cluster by formally adding beta support for the Container Storage ...
| | cncf, Kubernetes 1.10, storage
Containers Driving IoT Applications

Arm Sees Containers Driving IoT Applications

Arm, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 conference this week, announced it will make available an on-premises edition of its Mbed Cloud platform for managing internet of things (IoT) devices based ...
VMware Delivers Kubernetes Promise

VMware Delivers on Kubernetes Promise

VMware, in collaboration with sister company Pivotal, announced this week the general availability of the Kubernetes instance  developed by the two companies. Paul Dul, vice president of product management for cloud native ...
| | containers, kubernetes, Pivotal, vmware
Red Hat CoreOS Kubernetes

Red Hat Acquires CoreOS to Drive Kubernetes Adoption

Red Hat moved to expand the intellectual capital it can bring to bear regarding containers and the Kubernetes platform by acquiring CoreOS for $250 million. The two companies expect to close the ...
Internet of Things Docker Containers

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 Microservices

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 ...
What Managed Kubernetes Mean

What Does Managed Kubernetes Mean, Anyway?

As Kubernetes has come to dominate the container world, managed Kubernetes has become an important strategy for companies seeking to monetize Kubernetes. But what does “managed Kubernetes” actually mean? That depends on ...