Why Docker is winning | The Rise of Docker
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The need for docker came hand in hand with containers' growing popularity. Looking back the only alternative to containers was using Virtual machines which also create a virtualized system that gets its own set of resources allocated to it and does minimal sharing. With a VM you get more isolation but the drawback is the heavy use of resources because unlike containers there is no sharing of OS. Against alternatives like LXC, docker offers many more features like portable deployment across machines, automatic build, versioning that include git-like capabilities for tracking versions, a hub for sharing images ready to use and multiple proper containers maintained by the docker Team. All those features make docker the best tool for most people.
00:00 Introduction
00:35 History of containers
01:24 Need for Docker
02:08 Docker tools and workflow
03:44 Conclusion