The First DockerCon with Windows Containers

DockerCon 2017 is only a few weeks away, and the schedule is available now on the DockerCon Agenda Builder. This will be the first DockerCon since #Windows Server 2016 was released, bringing native support for #Docker containers to Windows. There will be plenty of content for Windows developers and admins –…

A Hard Road from Dev to Ops

The post A Hard Road from Dev to Ops appeared first on Mirantis | Pure Play Open Cloud. Last June, in his provocative blog, Mirantis’ co-founder Boris Renski proclaimed to the world that infrastructure software was dead. That blog was a battle cry for us as a company, and the…

Docker and Cisco Launch Cisco Validated Designs for Cisco UCS and Flexpod Infrastructures on Docker Enterprise Edition

Last week, #Cisco and #Docker jointly announced a strategic alliance between our organizations. Based on customer feedback, one of the initial joint initiatives is the validation of Docker Enterprise Edition (which includes Docker Datacenter) against Cisco UCS and the Nexus infrastructures. We are excited to announce that Cisco Validated Designs (CVDs) for Cisco UCS and…

Application performance blues? Dear Cloudie can help

Interested in adopting application performance monitoring? Let’s take a look at how you can embrace automation in the style of one of my favorite things to read: a classic, therapeutic newspaper advice column. Dear Cloudie, It was a beautiful spring Sunday with great weather outside. But it was ruined once…

Kubernetes Replication Controller, Replica Set and Deployments: Understanding replication options

The post Kubernetes Replication Controller, Replica Set and Deployments: Understanding replication options appeared first on Mirantis | Pure Play Open Cloud. As a container management tool, Kubernetes was designed to orchestrate multiple containers and replication, and in fact there are currently several ways to do it. In this article, we’ll…

Kubernetes Replication Controller, Replica Set and Deployments: Understanding replication options

The post Kubernetes Replication Controller, Replica Set and Deployments: Understanding replication options appeared first on Mirantis | Pure Play Open Cloud. As a container management tool, Kubernetes was designed to orchestrate multiple containers and replication, and in fact there are currently several ways to do it. In this article, we’ll…

5 IBM professional certifications to know

It’s one thing to know; it’s another to be certified. The IBM Professional Certification Program provides industry-recognized credentials focused on IBM technology and solutions relevant to IBM customers, business partners and employees. These credentials help demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to excel in a given area of information technology.…

Using Software Factory to manage Red Hat OpenStack Platform lifecycle

by Nicolas Hicher, Senior Software Engineer – Continuous Integration and Delivery Software-Factory Software-Factory is a collection of services that provides a powerful platform to build software. It enables the same workflow used to develop OpenStack: using Gerrit for code reviews, Zuul/Nodepool/Jenkins as a CI system, and Storyboard for stories and…

6 Java developer highlights at InterConnect 2017

Java developers, listen up. By now, you may have heard about the sessions, labs, roundtables, activities and events being offered at IBM InterConnect 2017. With more than 2,000 sessions and 200 labs to choose from, it can be a daunting task to create your agenda for the conference. Luckily, we’ve…

What is the best NFV Orchestration platform? A review of OSM, Open-O, CORD, and Cloudify

The post What is the best NFV Orchestration platform? A review of OSM, Open-O, CORD, and Cloudify appeared first on Mirantis | Pure Play Open Cloud. As Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technology matures, multiple NFV orchestration solutions have emerged and 2016 was a busy year. While some commercial products were…