Virtual-machine technology is well-known in the embedded community, but containers tend to be the new kid on the block, so they warrant a bit more coverage in this article.

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.

The release of Windows Server 2016 will bring a new option of building apps based on micro-services that run in Docker and other standard containers. Does that portend the end of the VM?

The rise of containers The lineage of containers and virtual machines is rather involved. Linux namespaces, the primitive kernel components that make up containers, began in 2006.

Containers can also eliminate the distinction between IaaS and "bare metal" non-virtualized servers since they offer the control and isolation of VMs with the performance of bare metal.

We look at the key differences between running containers in virtualised environments and on bare metal servers and focus in on the main trade-offs and decision points.

The flexibility of containers is another benefit: Aptible is able to spread multiple containers over a single virtual machine, or spread a large container over multiple VMs, if needed.

AWS built Firecracker on Linux’s kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) and is an alternative to the QEMU virtual machine manager. Firecracker can theoretically run on top of OpenStack, but AWS has only ...

What's the Difference Between AC-DC and DC-DC Power Supplies? Significant complications arise when trying to get your power supply working from a wall outlet.

Containers likely to disrupt Java Virtual Machine usage, survey says Java VMs, the original application 'containers,' are now facing stiff competition from a new generation of containers.