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Cloud
September 14, 2016
In our last post, we learned that though containers are new, they have got a lot of traction and enterprises are actively considering their usage. With that in context, there is an interesting debate emerging around whether this is an end of Virtual Machines.
We think that such concerns are based on the guess that any new technology will automatically supersede an old one. But this is not always the best assumption to make as not every new form of innovation is the cause of the demise of that which came before it. We are pretty sure this won’t be the case for VMs at least for next 5 years. The main reasons are both technical and business related. Let’s have a quick look at the reasons:
Because of the technical gaps discussed above, business risks and strong industry & member alliance support, we believe that containers are less likely to replace virtual machines in the near future. But they will be used in pragmatic and hybrid ways as described below:
Big organizations like Google, Netflix, LinkedIn etc. are all using containers for certain workloads. They have also developed their own solutions to overcome challenges associated with containers’ security and management. Having said that, many enterprises are still trying to understand the ecosystem, figuring out how to use, manage and monitor containers, unable to decide on whether to build or buy container-based development platforms or study the landscape of available storage and security solutions. Below survey report from RightScale (State of the Cloud Report 2016) throws some light on what enterprises are doing with containers
What move enterprises ultimately take is up to them but it is quite clear that containers are the future. Our recommendation would be to initiate thinking around how to put containerization on your play list and start experimenting with it if not done so already. There are many vendors offering this technology. You can pick one depending upon your skills and organization goals, with some additional tips for quick adoption.
Now that you have got a good hold on Containers, why not try it right away?
Author Bio:- Kailash Oza is an Enterprise Architect leading Microsoft Competency Development within Hexaware. He is specialized in Technology trends Analysis, planning technology adoption, technology evangelization and architecting solutions using Microsoft tools and technologies.
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