Over the past six months I have reviewed five minimal Linux distributions that are optimized for running containers: Alpine Linux, CoreOS Container Linux, RancherOS, Red Hat Atomic Host, and VMware ...

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Thanks to Windows Subsystem for Linux and the upcoming inclusion of native container support, Windows is now the easiest place for me to run Linux containers. WSL is now how I handle any Linux ...

When Microsoft launched its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) back in 2018, it was very clear why: It wanted to provide tools for developers building modern cloud applications. Microsoft needed a way ...

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That said, Docker has its own set of quirks. Its Swarm functionality isn’t as powerful as Kubernetes, while its daemon ...

Docker provides a powerful tool for creating lightweight images and containerized processes, but did you know it can make your development environment part of the DevOps pipeline too? Whether you're ...

Although it's tempting to think that a container is just a container, there are key differences between Linux and Windows containers. Windows has more strict requirements on image compatibility, ...

Jack Wallen helps you take your first steps with Amazon Linux as a deployable container image. Did you know that Amazon Linux is available to use and can be deployed even outside of the AWS cloud ...

My containers now have buttons and I’m trying not to get too comfortable.

Containers can be considered the third wave in service provision after physical boxes (the first wave) and virtual machines (the second wave). Instead of working with complete servers (hardware or ...

Dealing with data in a Docker container is more difficult than it is in a virtual machine or physical server. Containers are inherently stateless, while database management systems like SQL Server ...