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Specifically, it's a toolkit to assemble custom Linux subsystems with the initial intention to create a more native experience for Windows and Mac macOS desktops and cloud platforms. This program was ...

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Microsoft this week announced that a new type of Linux container that runs on Windows Server 2016 will be coming soon. The move, which was unveiled at this week's DockerCon 2017 in Austin, Texas, ...

Containers can be considered the third wave in service provision after physical boxes (the first wave) and virtual machines (the second wave). Instead of working with complete servers (hardware or ...

Docker provides a powerful tool for creating lightweight images and containerized processes, but did you know it can make your development environment part of the DevOps pipeline too? Whether you're ...

That's where Docker comes into play. Regardless of which platform you plan to use, Docker containers will likely play a vital ...

Linux, of course, has long had hypervisors such as its built-in KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) and Xen but containers take a different approach to virtualization. In traditional hypervisors, the entire ...

If there’s been one constant through Linux’s 25 years in the wild, it’s change. The kernel itself has been through dozens of revisions; Linux distributions for most every use case have emerged; and ...