Docker is currently doing very well for itself, but there are many forerunner technologies and competitor products following in the market leader’s wake. They also offer attractive alternative solutions for resource-saving virtualization on an operating system level. We give you an overview of the most important options in the container industry, and introduce established container formats and...
The container platform Docker offers native functions for the orchestration of containers in physical or virtual clusters. Docker also offers a tool for the deployment of multi-container apps with Compose. Thanks to the native swarm mode, you can scale complex applications by yourself on any number of Docker hosts. We show you how that works and offer comprehensive help in our tutorial for Docker...
CaaS – Container-as-a-Service – is the latest model in the cloud computing market: users can find suitable platforms for all established infrastructure providers. But what actually is CaaS? And what is the difference between CaaS and other cloud services, like Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)? Here we introduce hosted container...
Cloud computing offers companies excellent opportunities to outsource resources. For example, the cloud model “Infrastacture as a Service” (IaaS) provides access to IT infrastracture that is traditionally provided and maintained by an external provider. This way, a complete network or data center can be set up without the need for your own hardware, the size of which can be scaled at any time. But...
A unique address is needed for a letter to reach the right person by post. It is similar on the internet. The network equivalent of a postal address is an IP address. One of the tasks of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is to coordinate the worldwide pool of IP addresses, and thereby contributing to an integral part of millions of people’s lives.
The introduction of Software containers is widely regarded as a revolution in server administration. The idea of isolating applications in virtual runtime environments is nothing new, but with platforms like Docker, users can enjoy extensive functionality, which facilitates working with server containers. So, what exactly can application containers do?
Cloud services are becoming increasingly important for companies. In addition to software and infrastructure that can be booked via the provider's cloud (SaaS and IaaS), cloud-based platforms for developing new applications (PaaS) are also becoming more popular. Companies can make their self-developed software available on these platforms without having to set up the necessary infrastructure...
Apache Kafka is an open source software which is highly regarded among many companies for its versatility. This data storage and processing solution sets itself apart through its high performance, scalability and fault tolerance. This is why it is used whenever information needs to be transferred reliably in real time.
Software-defined Infrastructure-as-a-Service options have taken the market by storm. More and more providers are offering these flexible IT resources, ranging from storage and servers to complete networks. With the software defined data center (SDDC), there is now a solution that combines all IaaS models and grants access to an entirely virtual data center.
Renting cloud resources is common practice in many companies. This is because the use of external, visualized hardware is attractive both for cost reasons and because of the associated flexibility: Many providers now use Software Defined Networking (SDN), a modern network approach that makes it possible to manage and scale hardware around the clock using software.
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