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.
Why containers make both security and business sense
Read about why established security suppliers are finally adding containers to their repertoire, and how security pros must decide between trusted platform integration and the latest features from startups.
News : Containers
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April 22, 2019
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With Anthos, Google seeks to unify open source cloud technologies
Urs Hölzle, Google’s head of technical infrastructure, talks ups efforts to deliver what he claims to be the first open source cloud stack
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April 16, 2019
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How Kubernetes has simplified Bet365’s software deployments
Online betting company has begun using Kubernetes to make it easier for its IT infrastructure and product teams to share complex configurations
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April 09, 2019
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Auto Trader UK cuts IT resource use through Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Istio adoption
Auto Trader is the UK's biggest online marketplace for new and used car sales. Its head of infrastructure sets out how cloud, containers and microservices will help reinforce its market-leading position in the years to come
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April 09, 2019
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Sweden chosen by Amazon Web Services as renewable energy project location
Amazon Web Services has chosen a wind farm in Sweden as part of a project to source renewable energy for its global infrastructure
In Depth : Containers
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What are the SD-WAN requirements for a multicloud environment?
SD-WAN is becoming a go-to option for businesses managing branch and other edge communications to the cloud. But what makes a successful deployment? Continue Reading
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Break free from traditional network security
Highly connected businesses put pressure on traditional network security. We look at how corporate networks are breaking out of their boundaries Continue Reading
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Docker management at scale: What enterprises need to know
Docker adoption within enterprises often starts at grass roots level, with developers leading the way, but as deployments scale and become larger in size, problems can occur Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Containers
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Kubernetes management made easier for enterprises
In this guest post, Rob Greenwood, CTO at Manchester-based cloud and DevOps consultancy, Steamhaus, sets out why the emergence of Amazon's managed Kubernetes service is such good news for the ... Continue Reading
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Open source is growing up – and here’s how
If you’re among those who still think that open source is just for hobbyists and academics, think again. Open source is mature now, both as a concept and as tools for building enterprise IT, and we ... Continue Reading
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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
Opinion : Containers
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Security Think Tank: The security role of SDN, containers, encryption and SDP
How can organisations combine software-defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network? Continue Reading
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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