Robert StarmerDocker, You’ve Failed me Again — RKT please save me?So Docker 1.13 is out, and it lists a whole host of improvements on it’s release notes page, including:Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017
Robert StarmerCloud Space: Wading Deeper into Serverless ComputingIf you are involved in Cloud Computing you’ve certainly heard about serverless computing. I’m attending DefragCon X this week and this has…Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016
Robert StarmerDeciding on a Public versus a Private Cloud — the Rent or Buy question.Ben Franklin was wise with his money and he would have certainly considered his ROI on using Public or Private cloud services. It is clear…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016
Robert StarmerContainer Benefits for the Enterprise- Software Containers Part 3Enterprises are once again faced with a major shift in the application development technology landscape. And, once again, it appears that…Aug 11, 2016Aug 11, 2016
Robert StarmerThe Microservices Application Model -Containers for App Development- Part 2When last we left the container world, we had looked at the shifts that have brought the Container model to the front and center of every…Aug 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016
Robert StarmerDocker-Swarm — Docker may just have taken the lead back from KubernetesWell, maybe, but let’s not assume that just because someone announces something that it’s all taken care of. Let’s instead dig a little and…Jun 28, 2016Jun 28, 2016
Robert StarmerRise of the Containers — The Software Container - Part 1It’s new, it’s hot, it’s shiny, it’s a Container! Software containers solve all of your application and infrastructure problems after all…Jun 27, 2016Jun 27, 2016
Robert StarmerinNetDevOpsCan’t our networks just get along? P-V converged networks can helpPLUMgrid hosted the San Francisco Bay Area OpenStack meetup earlier this year and Gaetano Borgione presented on OpenStack integrated…Jun 2, 2016Jun 2, 2016
Robert StarmerThe Battle of the Switches: OVS vs. Linux Bridge (or “Simplicity Rules!”)I’ve gotta come right out and say it: Open Virtual Switch– or OVS– is the wrong switch for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).May 27, 2016May 27, 2016
Robert StarmerDC/OS is Now Open Source - and may be the Final Push onto the Beach for DockerWith the announcement of Mesosphere open sourcing it’s Mesos-based DC/OS container management solution and Kubernetes clearly pushing to…Apr 20, 20161Apr 20, 20161