Containers and virtual machines are two ways to deploy multiple, isolated services on a single platform. So how do they differ?

The Container While a virtual machine abstracts away the hardware, container abstraction happens at the operating system level. Each type of container technology has an explicitly stated purpose that ...

Virtual machines (VMs) and containers have their place in datacentres, enabling enterprises to ship software quickly while abstracting applications from the underlying infrastructure.

What exactly is a container and what makes it different -- and in some cases better -- than a virtual machine? To answer this question, Joey explains why we ever needed containers in the first place.

IBM Research Division has published a paper comparing the performance of container and virtual machine environments, using Docker and KVM, highlighting the cost of using Docker with NAT or AUFS ...

I’ve been a fan of containers ever since I came across Docker. Between their lightweight nature, decent isolation, and a ...

Just because containers are hotter than hot doesn't mean that virtual machines aren't still a better fit for some organizations. Here’s how to know which is right for you.

With LXD, Docker containers can emulate virtual machines while maintaining close-to-the-metal speed and high security ...

Containers vs Docker images explained A container is a collection of one or more processes, organized under a single name and identifying ID that is isolated from the other processes running within a ...