Tag Archives: Docker

RancherOS: A tiny Linux for Docker lovers

Posted on August 20, 2017 by John Davis

Like the various Linux server and desktop distributions, the container-oriented Linux distributions mix and match various projects and components to construct a complete container infrastructure. These distros generally combine a minimal OS kernel, an orchestration framework, and an ecosystem of … Continue reading →

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Docker Enterprise now runs Windows and Linux in one cluster

Posted on August 19, 2017 by John Davis

With the newest Docker Enterprise Edition, you can now have Docker clusters composed of nodes running different operating systems. Three of the key OSes supported by Docker—Windows, Linux, and IBM System Z—can run applications side by side in the same … Continue reading →

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What is Docker? Linux containers explained

Posted on June 29, 2017 by John Davis

Like FreeBSD Jails and Solaris Zones, Linux containers are self-contained execution environments—with their own, isolated CPU, memory, block I/O, and network resources—that share the kernel of the host operating system. The result is something that feels like a virtual machine, … Continue reading →

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IDG Contributor Network: Docker and Core OS plan to donate their container technologies to CNCF

Posted on March 20, 2017 by John Davis

Containers have become a critical component of modern cloud, and Docker Inc. controls the heart of containers, the container runtime. There has been a growing demand that this critical piece of technology should be under control of a neutral, third … Continue reading →

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Docker Move Brings Universal Container Operations A Step Closer

Posted on December 17, 2016 by John Davis

Docker has contributed a component of Docker Engine, Containerd, to the community; it will provide a key element of a universal runtime. InformationWeek: Cloud

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IDG Contributor Network: Docker rolls out an orchestration engine. Because what customers want, customers get

Posted on June 21, 2016 by John Davis

Ever since it became obvious that Docker was onto something pretty special, there have been questions about how the company would parlay its rapidly increasing venture-backed valuation into monetization and, by extension, what that would mean for the significant ecosystem … Continue reading →

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4 no-bull takeaways about Docker Cloud

Posted on March 3, 2016 by John Davis

Late last year, Docker snapped up cross-cloud container management service Tutum, but it wasn’t clear how the acquired company’s handiwork would manifest under the Docker brand. Earlier this week, we found out: Tutum reemerged as Docker Cloud amid little fanfare, … Continue reading →

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Docker Launches End-To-End Container Management

Posted on February 24, 2016 by John Davis

The container engine supplier wants to help usher containers from development into production via IT operations. InformationWeek: Cloud

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Report shows Docker, hybrid cloud usage on the rise

Posted on February 9, 2016 by John Davis

Hybrid and private clouds are gaining in popularity as more enterprise workloads head to the cloud, and Docker is taking off like gangbusters. But there is also a palpable lack of cloud expertise. These are among the conclusions reached by … Continue reading →

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Review: OpenShift 3 rocks Docker containers

Posted on November 18, 2015 by John Davis

Last year OpenShift 2 was my favorite open source PaaS. I said at the time, “OpenShift is outstandingly easy to use, manage, and install, and it presents little learning curve for developers familiar with Git and administrators familiar with Puppet. … Continue reading →

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Docker Tightens Security Over Container Vulnerabilities

Posted on November 17, 2015 by John Davis

Docker unveils three ways to make containers more secure, especially when code is changed during its update cycle. InformationWeek: Cloud

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Amazon upgrades container services to keep up with Google, Docker

Posted on October 12, 2015 by John Davis

Amazon created its ECS (EC2 Container Service) system for launching Docker containers directly in EC2 for two reasons. First, to bring a new feature to its user base, but also to take on competitors like Google’s Container Engine. That dynamic … Continue reading →

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Docker Adds Container Networking, Deployment Options

Posted on June 23, 2015 by John Davis

Docker gives its container platform a DevOps flavor with multi-host networking and the ability to deploy into the cloud. InformationWeek: Cloud

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Sponsored post: How will Docker integrate with IT infrastructure?

Posted on June 17, 2015 by John Davis

The explosion of interest in Docker has made clear that containers will profoundly affect the computing environment of the future. However, they are quite new and how they will integrate into infrastructure and application architectures and operations is, as yet, … Continue reading →

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