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 ...

Container technology provides a great way to create, manage and run applications with a high degree of efficiency. A physical host running Docker, for example, can manage hundreds of containers at the ...

The idea of running applications within containers – also known as operating system (OS) level virtualisation – is not . The origins of the technology can be traced back to the days of the mainframe.