Intel and CoreOS Collaborate to Democratize Cloud Computing

May 5, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from Intel. Author: Jonathon Donaldson.

A powerful trend sweeping through today’s data centers can be summed up in a single word: Containers. Container-based virtualization allows you to package applications and the required software libraries to create units of computing that are scalable and portable. Today, Nick Weaver shared Intel’s vision for containers and the mainstream democratization of sophisticated cloud computing at CoreOS Fest in San Francisco. If the level of the engagement at the conference is any indication, I expect the industry to join us on the path toward broad scale deployments of advanced, easy to consume, hyperscale technologies.

The container concept is a central feature of hyperscale cloud technology. Hyperscale technologies promise to make software developers more productive, data center infrastructure more efficient, and IT resources easier to deploy and consume. It is not hyperbole to say that broad proliferation of hyperscale cloud technology could have an impact on data centers that is similar to the impact that virtualization delivered years ago…

While it was once mainly in the domain of highly advanced data centers, the orchestrated container concept is now emerging as a viable open-source solution for mainstream data centers that want to operate with greater efficiency, flexibility, and performance. It will enable organizations to deploy highly efficient cloud technology that is on par with that used by the most sophisticated cloud service providers…

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