Container orchestration is the method of automating the required operations to execute services and workloads using containers. This encompasses what the software development teams require to manage a container’s lifecycle, including networking, scaling, deployment, provisioning, load balancing, a...

The advantages of container technology are minimizing the load of managing and deploying multifaceted applications. Containers put all essential dependencies in one set. They are easily manageable, secure, fast, portable, and scalable, which makes them the main choice over conventional VMs. To sca...

Docker Security issues fall under the broader umbrella of container security. However, in swarm mode, Docker also acts as the orchestrator. This article will focus on container security when using Docker. A follow-on article will look at Docker as the orchestration layer in swarm mode and what sec...

Kubernetes is an open-source system for managing containerized applications across a cluster of nodes. Kubernetes has gained immense popularity in recent years, and for a good reason – it’s an incredibly powerful tool. But with great power comes great responsibility, and as more and more businesse...

OpenStack is an open-source software cloud computing infrastructure platform. It is a free and open-source platform released under the Apache 2 License. OpenStack architecture consists of several software components that provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). These co-operative components are...

  What is Kubernetes? Kubernetes is a portable, extensible open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services that facilitates declarative configuration and automation. As a result, Kubernetes services, support, and tools are widely available. Kubernetes was initially des...

Microservices are all the talk these days. But what exactly are they, and why is it important? In short, microservices are software architecture in which large applications are decomposed into smaller, more manageable pieces called services. Each service is self-contained and can be deployed, mana...

Docker is an open-source project that automates the deployment of applications inside software containers. It has become prevalent in recent years due to its ability to streamline the process of shipping and deploying applications. Docker containers can be created on a developer’s workstation and...

Docker is a container manager, while VMs are virtual machines. Using Docker means you aren’t limited to a physical machine, and you get to keep your host technology intact. In addition, VMs can be used even if you don’t have administrative access to the computer, which Docker VMs can’t do. Secu...