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Brief History of Containers  While containers are certainly a very popular topic right now, containers themselves are not new. They have existed for many years. FreeBSD, Solaris Zones, LXC...there are many incarnations of containerization technology.  You may ask - then why is Docker so popular ? For a few good reasons, but mainly because Docker created a very easy to use framework for deploying and sharing containers on standard Linux builds.  There are still many challenges to address in this space, however! Security, isolation and data persistence are areas that are arguably not ready for the Enterprise just yet.  What are Containers? Containers are an OS-level virtualization method in which the kernel of an operating system allows for multiple isolated user-space instances, instead of just one. The primary benefits of using containers include limited overhead, increased flexibility and efficient use of...

Sharing the list of Dummies series from VMWare.  Software-Defined Storage for Dummies Guide Applications for Dummies Network Virtualization For Dummies Micro-segmentation for Dummies   Virtualization 2.0 for dummies Happy Reading !!!

What exactly is a Cloud Native platform? It’s certainly a hot topic in IT, as enterprises today assess this option for developing and delivering software quickly and repeatedly. This O’Reilly report explains the capabilities of Cloud Native platforms and examines the fundamental changes enterprises need to make in process, organization, and culture if they’re to take real advantage of this approach. Author Duncan Winn focuses on the open source platform Cloud Foundry, one of the more prominent Cloud Native providers. You’ll learn how Cloud Native applications are designed to be “infrastructure unaware” so they can thrive and move at will in the highly distributed and constantly evolving cloud environment. With this report, you’ll explore: Technical driving forces that are rapidly changing the way organizations develop and deliver software today How key concepts underpinning the Cloud Foundry platform leverage each of the technical forces discussed Why becomin...