Cloud-Native Development
Robin.io Allies with Google on Data Management for Kubernetes
At the Google Cloud Next 2019 conference, Robin.io announced it is working with Google to embed a standard set of application programming interface (APIs) for data management within Kubernetes-based services from Google ...
CNCF Formally Adopts CRI-O Runtime for Kubernetes
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced today that a container runtime designed specifically for Kubernetes has been formally accepted as an incubation project. The Container Runtime Interface – Orchestrator (CRI-O) is ...
Explaining Kubernetes’ Popularity: It’s the Community, Not the Technology
Everyone everywhere is excited about Kubernetes. The big question is, Why are people are talking so much more about Kubernetes than other container orchestrators? Is Kubernetes functionally superior to other container orchestrators? ...
SUSE Melds Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry Further
At the SUSECON 2019 conference this week, SUSE announced that it has advanced its effort to unify the Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service (PaaS) environment with Kubernetes by adding support for Project Eirini in ...
The Differences Between Linux and Windows Containers
Docker’s popularity has been driven in large part by its promise of letting admins build an application once and then deploy it anywhere. But this promise can be misleading when you are ...
Preparing for a Move to Microservices
If your company is like most, homespun software applications permeate the organization. And chances are, the majority of these applications are running on outdated architecture. But don’t dismay: Re-architecting those applications on ...
A High-Level History of the Container Ecosystem, 2013-2019
Docker recently turned 6 years old. That makes this a fitting time to step back and think about how the conversation surrounding Docker has evolved over those years. My goal in this ...
Kubernetes: The End of the DIY Era?
Is Kubernetes too much of a good thing? In the world of cloud technologies, working in open source generally means you have more and better choices. If your code is built on ...
Containers vs. Unikernels: An Apples-to-Oranges Comparison
I was asked recently to write a containers-versus-unikernels article, and I said, “Sure, but it won’t be the article you think it is because I share Per Buer’s sentiment that unikernels are ...
Latest Update to Kubernetes Arrives
The release team in charge of Kubernetes this week released an update to Kubernetes that formally adds support for Windows Server. That support means that, in terms of being able to support ...
