Tag: containers

VMs vs. Docker – Dan Jones in Network World

  • Posted on: February 8, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
Dan Jones’ recent article in Network World “Containers vs. VMs: It comes down to state management, networking, and sprawl” responds to some specific concerns regarding possible pitfalls when implementing Docker instead of more traditional VM architectures (only in IT can something just over decade old be considered “traditional” ). Dan discusses Docker’s evolution towards parity

Using Docker Machine with Skytap

  • Posted on: January 6, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
Docker Machine provides a nice experience for remotely provisioning and managing instances of Docker. Though Skytap doesn’t currently support a native driver for Docker Machine it doesn’t mean you’re left out in the cold. The generic driver for Docker Machine works great with Skytap! There are multiple ways to connect to VMs within Skytap.  SRA, for

Legacy Apps & Docker: the ContainerJournal Article

  • Posted on: September 30, 2015
  • Author: Skytap
There’s a lot of opinions out there about containers these days, and maybe not enough practical advice. Here’s a good article out today in ContainerJournal from Skytap’s own Dan Jones: Dan Jones in ContainerJournal on Docker: Docker and Legacy Applications: Better Together? Let’s face it, adoption of containers is happening, and it behooves developers and

Technical Series Kickoff: Scaling Modern Software Delivery

  • Posted on: September 18, 2015
  • Author: Skytap
Chapter 1: How I Learned to Love Environment Proliferation Chapter 2: Continuous Delivery Decision Points: Getting Software Safely into Production Chapter 3: DevOps Practices for Systems of Record (Podcast) Chapter 4: Is Agile a Prerequisite for Beginning DevOps Initiatives? Chapter 5: Tipping the DevOps Scale: An Interview with Gary Gruver Chapter 6: What’s in Your DevOps Toolchain? Chapter 7: Evaluating