Docker - Virtualization Software
Is the Rocket Taking off Without Docker?
December 1, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion
Containers seem to be garnering a lot of attention in recent months, and as Docker poises to move towards strengthening themselves as a commercial organization, some ripples appeared in the somewhat untouched waters of container infrastructure.
CoreOS Announces Rocket
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Understanding Docker versus Virtual Machine and How to Combine
September 24, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion
The team at RightScale did some A/B testing to illustrate how to deploy applications using docker compared to traditional VM installations. There is a lot of buzz around the Docker container infrastructure, legacy LXC implementations, and options which pit containers … Read More
Why VMware is Embracing OpenStack and Docker
September 8, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion 2
With all of the focus on OpenStack and Docker lately, it is no surprise that even VMware is making plans to integrate and compete with players in the open source cloud and container space. VMware has long been involved with … Read More
Platform9: Out of Stealth, Into Your Private Cloud
August 12, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion
Today is a big day for Platform9, a new startup which just came out of stealth to announce their exciting new private cloud provisioning platform. There are lots of waves in the market around the public versus the private cloud, … Read More
VMware Containers? Patents Speak Volumes Sometimes
July 29, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion 1
VMware is the holder of many patents as you can imagine. One that stood out recently among the many that are pending was one that touts the capability to perform virtual machine software upgrades using virtual disk swapping.
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Puppet on Azure? Absolutely!
July 4, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion
We’ve talked about Puppet automation here, and as I am a fan of cloud environments it is really nice to see the great Puppet and Azure integration. But the real fun is being able to host your Puppet infrastructure inside … Read More
A Little More Docker, A Lot More Disruption
July 1, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion
Docker continues to get lots of attention on it as we watch the product and surrounding ecosystem grow more every day. There are many lessons being learned inside the Docker camp, as well as by those who are starting to … Read More
Containers Versus Virtual Machines? Not Really
June 16, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion
With all the heat on Docker and container virtualization lately, a popular question is whether containers will replace virtual machines as the de facto standard way to deploy virtual instances in on-premises and cloud environments.
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Docker Comes in Blue; Azure Blue That is!
June 11, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion
You’ve been seeing some Docker news coming from us here at Virtualization Software, so it seems fitting to add this exciting news to what has been coming. Along with the recent expansion of Microsoft into the Brazil South Region region, there … Read More
Containerize Yourself: Google and Docker are a Powerful Pair
June 10, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco Champion
Quite often referred to as the new darling in virtualization and cloud, Docker has just launched their official 1.0 release at DockerCon and it is nicely timed as we see more Docker news coming from all around.
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