With containers such as Docker on Linux platforms starting to gain some momentum as an alternative to virtual machines, managing containers and virtual machines under a common framework is likely to ...

Virtual machines (VMs) are so firmly entrenched in the datacenter now that it's hard to remember a time when they weren't available. In fact, many younger IT pros may be only vaguely familiar with a ...

An open source Linux container engine taking the world by storm is the newest, leanest, and cleanest way to get your app from development to production A long time ago, a computer program was a stack ...

Are virtual machines (VM) more secure than containers? You may think you know the answer, but IBM Research has found containers can be as secure, or more secure, than VMs. James Bottomley, an IBM ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Docker changed the way services and applications are designed, implemented and deployed. Before ...

Many will tell you that we can save the planet by switching from gas-guzzling automobiles to electric cars. But Zack Rosen says there's a better way. He'll tell you the impact would be greater if we ...

What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is software that runs programs or applications without being tied to a physical machine. In a VM instance, one or more guest machines can run on a ...

This tutorial introduces Java developers to Docker Swarm. You’ll learn why so many enterprise shops have adopted container-managed development via Docker, and why clustering is an important technique ...