Open AccessPOSIBILITIES OF USING DOCKER CONTAINERS
Author(s) -
Dainis Žogots,
Sandra Ežmale
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cilvēks. vide. tehnoloģijas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2592-8597
DOI - 10.17770/het2019.23.4409
Subject(s) - virtualization , computer science , virtual machine , operating system , full virtualization , hardware virtualization , data virtualization , cloud computing
Considering that in nowadays virtualization in various Information Technology (IT) systems is becoming more demanding, it is necessary to deeply understand the possibilities, advantages and risks of that kind of technologies. One of these virtualization tools is the Docker containers, which are becoming more convenient, faster, more popular and more profitable than virtual machines (VM). The aim of this work is to explore and analyze the possibilities of Docker containers and to evaluate the pros and cons of the given technology. Also determine when it is worth using Docker containers as virtualization tools for an IT system.