Cloud Computing: Virtual Machines, Containers, & Docker, Oh My!

September 10, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from EnterpriseTech. Author: Tenko Nikolov.

Containers have made quite the splash of late, with the rising popularity of Docker, the formation of the Open Container Initiative, and the launch of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. However, with alternative options like virtual machines dominating the cloud industry, the landscape of what technology should be used when and in partnership with what can become confusing.

Enterprises must fully understand each piece of technology to effectively decide which solution is the best fit for its needs. This means answering questions such as: What does the technology involve? How is the technology used? Who uses the technology?…

Virtual Machines:

Virtual machines or VMs have exclusively ruled cloud computing up until recently. VMs are completely virtualized environments. Each VM comes with a full-blown operating system, RAM, storage, and CPU resources. When working inside a virtual machine it acts as a completely self-contained environment located on server hardware in your datacenter…

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