Container orchestration

When containers start to significantly populate your software environment, orchestration becomes critical. This section looks at the tools, like Kubernetes, that help put container provisioning and container management tasks on track and methods that help them to work in tandem with your applications and each other.

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Container orchestration News

January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20
GraphQL vs. REST choice steers microservices development

GraphQL vs. REST: That is the question as teams tackle microservices architecture design, and at Pantheon, the choice came with both business boons and technical debt.
July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19
Pivotal tools aim to ease Kubernetes complexity for developers

Pivotal has released several tools to help developers and operators address Kubernetes complexity, as enterprises increasingly adopt the popular container orchestration system.
February 21, 2017 21 Feb'17
Microsoft engineer explains his love for hallways at Container World

As part of our coverage of Container World in Santa Clara, Calif., we spoke with a presenter from Microsoft about what he expects from this year's conference.
January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17
Popularity of application containers begins to shadow DevOps, PaaS

The application container market is growing at an astounding pace, mimicking its rapidly rising popularity in the enterprise. What are the drivers and implications of that trend?

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Container orchestration Get Started

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To succeed with containerized applications, nail the details

Containers can help an organization smoothly deploy applications, but the design aspects are complicated. Follow best practices to size and package app components. Continue Reading
Follow this AWS Fargate tutorial to deploy a containerized app

New to containers on AWS? Learn how to navigate the Amazon ECS Management Console to configure the proper container orchestration in this simple AWS Fargate example. Continue Reading
Understand how to migrate a VM application to container deployment

As container deployment has become more efficient, users are looking to take their VM application to the container level. Expert Tom Nolle discusses how to make this transition. Continue Reading

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Evaluate Container orchestration Vendors & Products

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

Vendors make a splash in 2019 service mesh implementation rush

There was a surge of service mesh options that hit the market in 2019, and two significant events helped shape its outcome. Expect to see Envoy and Istio steal the stage in 2020. Continue Reading
Compare Red Hat OpenShift vs. Cloud Foundry in a Kubernetes faceoff

Looking for a container ecosystem platform? OpenShift and Cloud Foundry have similar roots as PaaS platforms, but this comparison identifies a clear winner for most organizations. Continue Reading
Compare 3 distinct types of Kubernetes platforms

There are three types of Kubernetes deployment options, each with its own benefits and challenges. Use this in-depth comparison to choose the best fit for your organization. Continue Reading

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Manage Container orchestration

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

The future of the Kubernetes ecosystem isn't all about cloud

Developers still lean on the public cloud to simplify Kubernetes deployments, but that won't always be the case. See how lingering complexity issues have opened the door for on-premises vendors. Continue Reading
Container adoption accelerates, consulting execs say

The potential to massively speed up software cycle time is generating more container technology demand for channel partners, particularly in the new app development field. Continue Reading
Container image size makes a difference

IT teams ready to embark on container deployment should look closely at how developers break down and package application components. Little details will be important. Continue Reading

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Problem Solve Container orchestration Issues

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The pros and cons of container platforms for portability

Container platforms enable high degrees of portability, but there are some container portability limitations related to persistent storage, different container formats and more. Continue Reading
Creating a cloud model with governance, services architecture in mind

Organizations considering a move to cloud-centric applications should think about their cloud model, not applications architecture. Continue Reading

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