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A. K. KaiserBecome GCP Cloud Digital Leader Certified in 7 Dayshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0438-0_6

6. Containers

Abhinav Krishna Kaiser1  
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
 

Virtual machines are the gateway to infrastructure modernization. With the need to set up the infrastructure dynamically and rapidly, the next grade of modernization is the world of containers. Containers provide modular, standardized units of infrastructure packages. Containers can also be created on-demand, which allows applications to be moved easily between environments.

This chapter focuses on the concept of containers. It explains the nuances of containers, the benefits, and their ...

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