Container Platforms and Cloud

Container platforms and cloud solutions enable businesses to enhance their IT infrastructure by using containers and cloud-based services for increased flexibility, scalability, and efficiency.

Here you will find informative articles on modern technologies such as Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform and more. Our experts share their knowledge of containerization, cloud infrastructures and automation solutions to keep you up to date with the latest developments. Dive into exciting topics and learn how these tools can make your workflows more efficient.

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Docker Alternatives

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Docker has started a revolution with its easy access to Linux containers: Containerized applications, microservices, DevOps, GitOps, and Kubernetes are noticeably spreading. But then suddenly it says "Docker support in [kubernetes] is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release”. What does this mean for you and your work with containers? With Kubernetes? For starters, the good news is that you don't have to change much at all. This blog briefly outlines existing alternatives, categorizes them, and provides a brief example for developers.
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Docker Swarm: A herd of containers

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Welcome to Docker Swarm! Containers thrive like pack animals in large numbers, but their distribution on the servers is crucial. Docker Swarm, which has been integrated into the Docker Engine since version 1.12, is ideal for this. Learn more about manager and worker nodes, service variants, load balancing and scalability. This is part 3 of our Docker/Rancher series, in which we look at the distributed environment of Docker Swarm.
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