Containers take the components of a traditional application and break them down into separate, self-contained elements. The whole point of containers is to break code down into smaller, more manageable, and more agile pieces. As small as they are, though, […]
Docker Shrinks Size of Container Images by 95 Percent Read More »
I spent last week in San Francisco at the RSA Conference. The annual event is the biggest event for the security industry and takes over the Moscone Center and surrounding area. Throughout the week I walked the show floor, visited
Cloud Takes Center Stage at RSA Conference, Yet Still a Long Way to Go Read More »
Cloud platforms became more or less commoditized pretty quickly. Sure, they each have their pros and cons, but the major cloud providers all do about the same thing in about the same way. The container trend is disrupting that status
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CoreOS recently released Rocket 1.0–the latest version of its rkt container platform. Rocket 1.0 includes a variety of features designed to make containers more secure, and raises the bar for container security in general. I wrote a post about the
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Container technologies frequently leverage libraries of shared code, built on open source tools and platforms. The problem is that once those container images are created there isn’t anyone specifically designated with the responsibility to patch new vulnerabilities as they’re found,
Black Duck and Red Hat Offer Container Security Solution Read More »
Containers are one of the hottest things in IT right now. As container adoption has become mainstream, though, more issues and weaknesses have been identified, which has led to a proliferation of companies emerging to attempt to solve those problems.
ContainerX promises ‘plug-n-play’ container platform Read More »
Microservices and containers are hot trends in IT. Generally speaking, tech trends get hot because they address fundamental challenges that affect everyone. Those hot tech trends also have their own challenges, though. I wrote this post about addressing the issue
Scaling microservices to meet demand Read More »
Containers are a hot concept and it seems like any company doing software development is trying to figure out how to jump on the bandwagon and take advantage of containers. As great as containers can be, there are also issues
State of Containers survey provides insight into challenges Read More »
Most apps aren’t much use without a database running behind them. Deploying, maintaining and scaling a database in a dynamic environment like a Docker container ecosystem, however, is a Herculean task. DeepSQL thinks it has the solution, though: Containerized apps
DeepSQL addresses challenges with containerized databases Read More »
Security always seems to be an afterthought. In the wake of the dramatic rise of container technologies companies are now looking more closely at the security concerns posed by the containers and looking for solutions to address the security issues.
vSphere Integrated Containers expand VMware’s role in microservices Read More »
