Those familiar with virtual machines will appreciate the sheer amount of convenience they bring in the field of testing and development. Working in an isolated environment not only grants you access ...

If you have your ear even slightly to the ground of the software community, you’ll have heard of Docker. Having recently enjoyed a tremendous rise in popularity, it continues to attract users at a ...

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 uses a persistent background service, dockerd, to manage container lifecycles. The CLI communicates with this daemon, which supervises container creation, networking, and resource allocation.

Docker CEO Ben Golub on stage at DockerCon 16 in Seattle. At DockerCon 2016 in Seattle today, the containerized-software firm’s CEO, Ben Golub, responded to questions about Docker from reporters and ...