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  • DOCKERCON 2014

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    Registration and call for papers are now open for DockerCon 2014!

    DockerCon is a two-day Docker-centric conference organized by the team at Docker Inc. We’ll have speakers talking about Docker, DevOps, operations and development. Our talks will include topics that will interest Developers, SysAdmins as well as C-level executives.

    The conference will start with general session with keynotes in the mornings, untill 11:00am, followed by three different tracks:

    • Docker University
    • Docker for Developers
    • Docker for Ops & Sysadmins

    Docker University will be the place to learn about using Docker, building Docker images as well as learning about the Docker API.

    In the Docker for Developers track, you will learn about Docker best practices, CI/CD, orchestration, Registry, Docker-core, real-life use cases and more.

    The Docker for Ops & Sysadmins track will introduce you to Docker performance, metrics, security, scaling and orchestration.

    DockerCon is also the occasion to meet with the Docker eco-system: contributors, developers, devops, ops, hackers, partners, and also the Docker team including Solomon Hykes (Founder) andBen Golub (CEO).

    We are also organizing a Docker Hackathon during the week-end prior to DockerCon. Winners will be able to present their project during the conference. Register here if you would like to participate.

    We invite you to follow the official twitter account: @DockerCon, in order to get the latest updates.

    Happy Hacking!

  • devopsy.kinsta.cloud LAUNCHES AS FIRST NEWS SITE DEDICATED TO DEVOPS INDUSTRY

    Boca Raton, FL – March 11, 2014 – devopsy.kinsta.cloud, where the world meets DevOps, today launched the first news website (http://www.devopsy.kinsta.cloud) dedicated entirely to organizations looking to adopt a DevOps methodology. devopsy.kinsta.cloud will feature breaking news and over one hundred (100) new original content pieces each month provided by some of the most prolific DevOps thought leaders, including Gene Kim, the renowned author of the Phoenix Project.

    The DevOps movement has risen to prominence since 2009 based on the need for IT organizations to respond to increased pressure to automate, iterate faster, and to break down barriers between previously segregated disciplines within IT. DevOps has grown beyond technology tools to encompass a culture and philosophy of empowering IT organizations to better meet the broader business goals of enterprises. Spurred by the cloud, virtualization, and mobile solutions, DevOps and the DevOps community is growing rapidly and significantly impacting the way businesses operate and succeed.

    devopsy.kinsta.cloud contributors will provide content that highlights some of the most pressing issues and trends within the DevOps industry, from firsthand accounts of successful implementation of DevOps processes to pain points experienced around the integration of developer and operations teams to tips and tricks for developers and engineers looking to release software on a much more aggressive timeline. The news site will also feature Q&A columns, global event calendars, and an event planning section that will help facilitate speakers and sponsors with local DevOps meet-ups and user groups around the world.

    “After evangelizing about DevOps for all of these years, I am truly amazed when I see the progress we have made. devopsy.kinsta.cloud represents a new milestone in bringing credibility and recognition to DevOps,” says Gene Kim, renowned author and DevOps thought leader. “I am looking forward to helping the devopsy.kinsta.cloud team ensure that they give the entire DevOps community a place to learn, grow, and exchange ideas and information.”

    “As an investor, I am hesitant to invest in any company with a web presence and 24/7 operation that does not already embrace the DevOps methodology,” says Brad Feld, Managing Director of Foundry Group. “At Foundry, we have been supportive and encouraged the development of devopsy.kinsta.cloud from the onset and my partners and I are looking forward to its continued growth.”

    “As software is eating the world, DevOps is leading the charge,” said Alan Shimel, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief for devopsy.kinsta.cloud. “We think devopsy.kinsta.cloud is perfectly situated to be the central hub of the DevOps movement in terms of thought leadership and facilitating the grass roots growth of DevOps. We are looking forward to expanding beyond our web site to holding great conferences and raising the level of awareness of DevOps to facilitate its growth.”

    The devopsy.kinsta.cloud website is available today and features stories by leading tech writers and DevOps thought leaders around the globe. It now offers a wide range of topics all touching on DevOps.

    Additional writers and sponsors are encouraged to contact info@devops.com for more information.

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     About devopsy.kinsta.cloud

    devopsy.kinsta.cloud is where the world meets DevOps. With over 100 new original content articles per month, it is the largest source of DevOps related news in the world. Additionally, its community support and other DevOps information help DevOps community members the world over.

  • DOCKER 0.9: INTRODUCING EXECUTION DRIVERS AND LIBCONTAINER

    From the Docker Blog:

    Fellow Dockers,

    Today we are happy to introduce Docker 0.9. With this release we are continuing our focus on quality over features, shrinking and stabilizing the core, and providing first-class support for all major operating systems.

    In addition to dozen of bugfixes, Docker 0.9 includes 2 major improvements: execution drivers andlibcontainer.

    As usual, for a complete list of improvements, you can check out the Changelog.

    Execution drivers

    First, we are introducing an execution driver API which can be used to customize the execution environment surrounding each container. This allows Docker to take advantage of the numerous isolation tools available, each with their particular tradeoffs and install base: OpenVZ, systemd-nspawn, libvirt-lxc, libvirt-sandbox, qemu/kvm, BSD Jails, Solaris Zones, and even good old chroot. This is in addition to LXC, which will continue to be available as a driver of its own.

    There are already several projects underway to develop more drivers. Want to join the fun? Come say hi on #docker-dev on Freenode, and we’ll help you get started.

     New default driver: libcontainer

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    Second, we are introducing a new built-in execution driver which is shipping alongside the LXC driver. This driver is based on libcontainer, a pure Go library which we developed to access the kernel’s container APIs directly, without any other dependencies.

    Thanks to libcontainer, Docker out of the box can now manipulate namespaces, control groups, capabilities, apparmor profiles, network interfaces and firewalling rules – all in a consistent and predictable way, and without depending on LXC or any other userland package. This drastically reduces the number of moving parts, and insulates Docker from the side-effects introduced across versions and distributions of LXC. In fact, libcontainer delivered such a boost to stability that we decided to make it the default. In other words, as of Docker 0.9, LXC is now optional. To switch back to the LXC driver, simply restart the Docker daemon with docker -d -e lxc. Of course we will continue to support the LXC driver going forward.

    Using libcontainer for your Go projects

    We have developed libcontainer in the hope that other projects will reuse it. If you’re interested in playing with the native container features of Linux – namespaces, cgroups, capabilities etc – then we encourage you to start hacking! To get started go get the Go package and check out the API docs:

     

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     Objective 1.0

    This release is a major step towards a stable, production-ready 1.0 release. We plan on making our next release, 0.10, the first release candidate for 1.0.

     As discussed previously, the goals for Docker 1.0 are:

    • production quality

    • first class support of all major operating systems

    • a shrunken core and a stable plug in architecture

    • well documented

    • able to be commercially supported by Docker and our partners

    • Docker able to offer long term support

    We are already hard at work preparing 0.10, with several exciting improvements that we think you will like. If you would like a sneak peek, or if you feel like contributing – come say hi! We are on #docker on Freenode. We welcome enthusiasts of all levels and can help you get started with your first contribution. As always, thanks go out to our community of contributors, now 352 strong!

    Thanks and happy hacking!

     

    The Docker team