Containers
Containers are a form of operating system virtualisation that allows developers to isolate and package up all or part of an application, effectively into a portable building block. Open-source Docker and Google-backed Kubernetes are both high-profile example of container technology, with IBM, Microsoft and Red Hat all championing the use of the former within their products and environments.
5 reasons why enterprises are flocking towards containers
Join us as we delve into the wonderful world of containers. We take a look at why interest in containers has risen thanks to enterprises moving from hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
News : Containers
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June 15, 2018
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Jun'18
How Ocado built an online grocery delivery platform business
Ocado has used open source tools and a cloud-native approach to develop its fully automated warehouse management platform
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June 06, 2018
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Jun'18
After GitHub acquisition, Microsoft will need to up its game in the enterprise
Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub propels the company that is loved and hated for Windows to the very heart of open source. Can it be trusted?
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May 30, 2018
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May'18
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research uses open source clouds to aid cancer research
OICR explains why it is backing open source software and commodity hardware to help accelerate the pace of cancer research across the globe
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May 24, 2018
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May'18
From open clouds to open infrastructure: OpenStack's evolution continues
OpenStack is embarking on a push to position itself as a lot more than just an open source cloud software provider, with forays into containers and continuous integration tools, as enterprises continue to demand their infrastructure do more
In Depth : Containers
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Beyond Docker and Kubernetes: The container ecosystem continues to evolve
Enterprise interest in container technologies is on the rise, and organisations need to get clued up on who does what and how it can benefit them Continue Reading
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Why Kubernetes is emerging as a critical enabler of multi-cloud
The buzz around containers is showing no signs of stopping, with Kubernetes fast emerging as the technology of choice for enterprises looking to build multi-cloud environments Continue Reading
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Inside the distros: A year in Linux development
Linux will turn 30 in three years. We look at how far the major Linux distributions – or distros – have come over the past year and what they might be able to bring in the future Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Containers
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Kubecon 2018: The rise and rise of Kubernetes
In this guest post, Jon Topper, CTO of DevOps and cloud infrastructure consultancy The Scale Factory, on how the growing maturity of Kubernetes dominated this year’s Kubecon. KubeCon + ... Continue Reading
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Varnish Software: How to avoid the tendency for multiple dependencies
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog by Arianna Aondio in her role as field engineer at Varnish Software -- Varnish is a content delivery specialist and its HTTP ... Continue Reading
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Load Balancing for security?
Load Balancing (LB), is now popping up on the corporate security agenda! LB is no longer just about managing traffic flows across enterprise routers and servers. In the age of the cloud and ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Containers
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The second coming of private cloud: Righting the wrongs of previous deployments
The first generation of private cloud failed to hit the mark with enterprises, but things have improved Continue Reading
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Infrastructure as code: What does it mean and why does it matter?
The emergence of software-defined hardware has given rise to the phrase “infrastructure as code” to describe the way these environments are managed Continue Reading
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When DevOps isn't enough, try NoOps
Letting developers loose to create, test and deploy new code without operations might streamline processes, but it's not without its risks Continue Reading