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Red Hat Delivers OpenShift as Cloud Service
Red Hat expanded its reach into the realm of managed services this week with the launch of Red Hat OpenShift Online, an instance of the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform delivered as ...
Why Did Docker Triumph Over Other Platforms?
Today, Docker is virtually synonymous with containers in the minds of many people. That’s because Docker has established a huge lead over alternative container platforms such as LXC and OpenVZ. Why? Keep ...
Shippable Uses Containers to Marry DevOps, Private Clouds
One of the downstream benefits of embracing Docker containers is that it makes it much easier to implement a private cloud as an extension of a public cloud. Containerized applications that might ...
Containers vs. Legacy Infrastructure: What Containers Do Differently
When people discuss containers, they tend to compare them to “legacy” or “traditional” solutions without defining what those words actually mean. Let’s take a look at how containers compare to alternative technologies ...
Dynatrace Extends Container Reach
There are a lot more types of containers being deployed in production environments than just Docker. In fact, one of the most widely employed types of containers employed in a production environment ...
Using Google Trends to Chart Docker’s Rise to Fame
There’s no question that Docker containers have become extremely popular in a short period of time. But just how quickly has Docker risen to fame? That’s an interesting question to ponder—and one ...
Oracle Addresses Container Issues for IT Operations
As part of an effort to raise its profile in the container community, Oracle has made available three open-source utilities intended to meet the needs of IT operations teams rather than individual ...
What’s the Future of LXC, Docker’s Semi-Forgotten Stepmother?
Is there still a future for LXC, the Linux container framework that predated Docker? Maybe—but probably not in a way that involves it competing directly with Docker as an application container solution ...
Kubernetes 1.7 Features Bevy of New Capabilities
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which is responsible for overseeing the open-source Kubernetes container orchestration platform, has delivered updates that simultaneously harden existing APIs while introducing new ones as a set ...
SOA vs. Microservices: What’s the Difference, Anyway?
Are microservices just another term for service oriented architecture (SOA)? You might be forgiven for thinking so. Microservices and SOA are similar in many respects. But they’re not the same thing. Defining ...
