Cloud-Native Development
Is Docker Appropriate for Smaller Companies?
The ability of Docker containers to scale seamlessly is one of Docker’s main selling points. But scalability only matters for companies that need large deployments. This begs the question: Can containers benefit ...
StackPointCloud Unfurls Managed Kubernetes Service
As IT organizations embrace cloud-native applications based on microservices, many of them are starting to question the degree to which they want to manage IT infrastructure versus devoting more resources to building ...
How Containers Benefit Everyone (Not Just Developers and Admins)
Which groups of people do containers benefit? More than you might think. Containers help not just developers and admins, but people who fill several other roles as well. Containers (and Docker containers, ...
Mesosphere Embraces Kubernetes for Container Orchestration
The team that developed the Marathon container orchestration engine is now throwing its weight behind Kubernetes. Mesosphere recently announced it is now providing access to a beta implementation of Kubernetes as an ...
Mainframes and Docker Containers: Uses and Limitations
You can run Docker containers on mainframes. But should you? That’s a question that more and more mainframe-equipped organizations are bound to be asking following Docker’s recent announcement of Enterprise Edition support ...
Wrangling Containers in Production
If you’re a DevOps person, chances are good you’ve come across Docker containers. Companies of all sizes are reaping benefits of containers in all areas of the application development life cycle. Containers ...
Microsoft Draft Helps Developers Adopt Kubernetes
Microsoft’s Deis has released Draft to makes it easy for developers to build applications that run on Kubernetes. Draft does this by providing tools and simplifying steps required to build for Kubernetes ...
Worried About New DevOps Tools? Don’t Be
Working in the world of DevOps, it’s exciting to see the number of tools for developers grow with the talent of the thriving developer community. But lately, these new technology tools have ...
Microsoft Doubles Down on Containers with Deis Acquisition
I’m sure it’s not news to you that containers are a hot concept. If you were looking for proof or validation of that fact, though, look no further than the news that ...
CaaS vs PaaS: What’s Right for You?
For cloud people like me—I’m the CTO at Cloud Foundry Foundation—containers are a constant conversation topic. The main issue is how to embrace this new application architecture and put containerized workloads into ...

