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Kubernetes vs Docker Swarm : A Comprehensive Comparison

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Why Kubernetes vs Docker Swarm? Containers have become quite popular in recent years. They help developers maintain consistency across various platforms, right from development to the production process. Although there are multiple significant in the market when it comes to container orchestration, including Mesosphere and Amazon ECS, this blog aims to take a comparative look at two of the popular ones —  Kubernetes vs Docker Swarm. What is Kubernetes? Kubernetes has been developed by Google and it was introduced in the year 2014. In essence, it is an IT management tool that has been specifically designed to simplify the scalability of workloads using containers. It has the ability to automate deployment, scaling, and operating application containers. By using Kubernetes, you will be able to define how your applications should run and the manner in which they interact with other applications. Empowering the user with interfaces and composable platform primitiv...

Why And How To Containerize Modern NodeJS Applications

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Imagine you write your code, wrap it up, and deliver it straight to your friend — gift-wrapped as a present. This is containerization of apps in a nutshell. Containerization is a concept, that lets you open up your presents for Christmas and fit it straight into a puzzle, the puzzle being your complete software package. Besides offering a blend of portability, ease of use with different coding stacks, and code re-usability, let’s discuss why you should consider containerizing your Node.Js apps Development with Docker and how to get it done. Source:  medium.com The Benefits What benefits do containerization of apps offer for modern day software developers? Let’s take a look below. 1. App Execution In Isolated Runtime Environments with Virtual OS 2. Virtualizing of OS allows applications to be distributed across a single host without the need of running Virtual Machines through access to a single OS kernel 3. All apps run on the same Linux Kernel, thus saving...