Container company Docker has acquired startup SocketPlane and its six-strong team to help add standard networking interfaces to Docker for increased portability of multi-container distributed apps.

Containers can be considered the third wave in service provision after physical boxes (the first wave) and virtual machines (the second wave). Instead of working with complete servers (hardware or ...

Despite all the hype about containers, the application packaging technology is still evolving, especially as relates to networking. In the past year though there have been significant advancements to ...

Learn about the use cases for each of Docker's networking models, and how to best apply and tune them for your needs A common use case for Docker is networked services, and Docker has its own ...

Docker allows you to create specific networks and attach containers to them. Here’s how to make use of this highly flexible feature. Docker is one of the most flexible and user-friendly container ...

Networking is a key component of container deployment and management. And while Docker networking concepts present a learning curve to IT operations admins, a few fundamental best practices -- and ...

Docker says the software-defined networking technology acquired with startup SocketPlane in March is now part of the open-source container platform, helping ensure that multiple containers inside a ...

Nearly every company has tried containers, yet most fail -- not because Docker doesn't work, but because container networking in general is a challenge. It takes hard work on Docker container ...

This is the third article in a series on Docker. Previously, I walked you through installing a Docker container and downloading/starting images to create one or more run instances of the images.