Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology, Security, and Architecture, 2nd Edition

Chapter 6

Understanding Containerization

6.1 Origins and Influences

6.2 Fundamental Virtualization and Containerization

6.3 Understanding Containers

6.4 Understanding Container Images

6.5 Multi-Container Types

6.6 Case Study Example

Containerization is a virtualization technology used to deploy and run applications and services without the need to deploy a virtual server for each solution. This chapter covers fundamental topics pertaining to virtualization and then takes a close look at containerization technology and the utilization of containers.

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This chapter is supplemented with coverage of the Docker and Kubernetes containerization ...