VMware may have pioneered enterprise virtualization, but until Monday it had been relatively quiet when it comes to Docker containers, the popular lightweight form of application virtualization. Now ...

No one can dispute the amazing impact that hypervisor-based virtualization has had on the modern data center and its role in enabling cloud computing. A hypervisor provides a complete abstraction of ...

The open source Docker container technology is taking on the server virtualization market, offering what some see as a faster alternative to running full virtual machines over hypervisors. For the ...

Docker, which is based on LXC container technology, has exploded in popularity. While far from the first technology to place applications within smaller, lighter-weight "containers" instead of ...

Docker containers are lightweight, self-contained packages capable of efficiently running various services. Virtual machines are more robust, emulate full computers, and require more resources, but ...

The open-source Docker container virtualization technology has a new ally today. VMware announced a new partnership with Docker, Google and Pivotal to enable container technology in VMware ...

VMware Workstation Pro offers superior performance in setting up and running virtual machines compared to VirtualBox. VirtualBox is simpler to set up, has a more intuitive user interface, and supports ...