This chapter goes in a slightly different direction from previous chapters. This will be the first chapter where we discuss organization workload and how to manage that workload. Previously, we discussed platforms, automation, and general Linux system administration. We will touch a bit more on platforms toward the end of this chapter but will be more structured around the major topic of this chapter: containers.
This chapter will delve into the world of containerization and how you can manage workloads within them. We will discuss what containers are, how you can get started ...