Sreenivas Makam

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Ansible book – Technical review

I recently did a technical review for “Mastering Ansible” book by Jesse Keating. This book covers usage of Ansible for automation with practical examples. If anyone is interested, please look at the book. Pre-requisite is to have basic Ansible knowledge. Ansible is similar to configuration management tools like Chef, Puppet. Agent-less architecture and short learning … Continue reading Ansible book – Technical review

Docker Toolbox

Docker Toolbox simplifies the creation of Docker environment for Windows and Mac. This deprecates boot2docker. Following components are included in Docker Toolbox. Docker Client Docker Machine Docker Compose (Mac only) Docker Kitematic VirtualBox I recently tried out Docker Toolbox. I had few issues to get it working and after some hiccups, I was able to … Continue reading Docker Toolbox

Docker Toolbox

Docker Toolbox simplifies the creation of Docker environment for Windows and Mac. This deprecates boot2docker. Following components are included in Docker Toolbox. Docker Client Docker Machine Docker Compose (Mac only) Docker Kitematic VirtualBox I recently tried out Docker Toolbox. I had few issues to get it working and after some hiccups, I was able to … Continue reading Docker Toolbox

Docker Experimental Networking – 1

Networking support in Docker was primitive till now. Single host connectivity was through Linux bridge and there was no native mechanism to connect Containers across hosts. With Pipework, we could do a hacky approach to connect Containers across hosts. Companies like Socketplane, Weave have been working to address this Networking gap. I have written multiple … Continue reading Docker Experimental Networking – 1

Docker Experimental Networking – 1

Networking support in Docker was primitive till now. Single host connectivity was through Linux bridge and there was no native mechanism to connect Containers across hosts. With Pipework, we could do a hacky approach to connect Containers across hosts. Companies like Socketplane, Weave have been working to address this Networking gap. I have written multiple … Continue reading Docker Experimental Networking – 1

Containers – Format, Runtime and Platform

1 of the big announcements in Dockercon 2015 was the Open Container project(OCP). OCP is an Opensource project under Linux foundation to define a common Container format. Container format, runtime and platform mean different things. There are many Container formats, runtime and multiple acronyms surrounding it. In this blog, I have tried to capture my … Continue reading Containers – Format, Runtime and Platform

Containers – Format, Runtime and Platform

1 of the big announcements in Dockercon 2015 was the Open Container project(OCP). OCP is an Opensource project under Linux foundation to define a common Container format. Container format, runtime and platform mean different things. There are many Container formats, runtime and multiple acronyms surrounding it. In this blog, I have tried to capture my … Continue reading Containers – Format, Runtime and Platform
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