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Monday, January 5, 2015

What Is Docker? An open platform for distributed apps

I've been seeing Web Headlines, about Docker, allot more lately. I know, I've read about it in the past. But, it's been a while. So, I decided to look into it, a bit more...

"Docker represents a different model for virtualization than the traditional hypervisor virtual machine (VM) approach that VMware's ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V, Xen and the open-source Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) technologies employ. With a traditional hypervisor, each VM needs its own operating system. However, with Docker, applications sit inside a container that resides on a single host OS that can serve many containers." Read more at: http://www.eweek.com/virtualization/docker-to-gain-new-ground-in-2015-after-taking-center-stage-in-2014.html

Here's some info I found, on the Docker Web Site...

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What is Docker?

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Video link...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzQfxoMFH0U

Docker is an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications. Consisting of Docker Engine, a portable, lightweight runtime and packaging tool, and Docker Hub, a cloud service for sharing applications and automating workflows, Docker enables apps to be quickly assembled from components and eliminates the friction between development, QA, and production environments. As a result, IT can ship faster and run the same app, unchanged, on laptops, data center VMs, and any cloud.

Solomon Hykes, Docker's Founder & CTO, gives an overview of Docker in this short video (7:16).

Read More...
https://www.docker.com/whatisdocker/