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What was there before Docker?
Kubernetes first used Docker as its container runtime. It was superseded by Swarm mode which is included in Docker since version 1.12. Kubernetes’ ever-growing popularity and faster development cycle overshadowed Swarm. Here at Avatao we used both Swarm and mostly Kubernetes for different purposes.
When did container technology start?
1979
The Beginning Container technology was born in 1979 with Unix version 7 and the chroot system. The chroot system isolates a process by restricting an application’s access to a specific directory, where this directory comprised of a root and child directories.
What is containerization and orchestration?
Container orchestration is the automation of much of the operational effort required to run containerized workloads and services. This includes a wide range of things software teams need to manage a container’s lifecycle, including provisioning, deployment, scaling (up and down), networking, load balancing and more.
What is an example of containerization and container technology?
Containerization allows developers to create and deploy applications faster and more securely. For example, when a developer transfers code from a desktop computer to a virtual machine (VM) or from a Linux to a Windows operating system.
Who invented containers?
Malcom McLean
| Malcolm Purcell McLean | |
|---|---|
| Died | May 25, 2001 (aged 87) New York City, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | “The Father of Containerization” |
| Occupation | Inventor and Entrepreneur |
When did the technology for containerization ramp up?
Container technology ramped up in 2017 when companies such as Pivotal, Rancher, AWS and Docker changed gears to support the open-source Kubernetes container scheduler and orchestration tool.
What can a container orchestration platform do for You?
Container orchestration platforms can ease management tasks such as scaling containerized apps, rolling out new versions of apps, and providing monitoring, logging and debugging, among other functions.
Why is it important to understand history of containerization?
If we look at the history of containerization and its applications today, it’s clear that container security needs to play a much stronger role in the future to enable the agility offered by container technologies without compromising the security of the applications they help manage.
Why is containerization a DevOps friendly approach to production?
Containerization is a DevOps friendly approach to production because it offers the benefit of reproducibility. Each container’s components remain static and unchanging from code to deployment. They create one single image that can be reproduced in other containers over and over again.