Docker recently introduced its new service, Docker Build Cloud. With this service, developers can speed up building container-based applications. That lets companies save significantly on development time.
With the immediately available Docker Build Cloud, the container and DevOps specialist aims to help development teams save time in building container-based applications. In other words, it helps move from the “raw” code files to the fully functioning application.
Acceleration by a factor of 39
This development process can now, according to Docker, be accelerated by as much as a factor of 39. This will be done by no longer running the required computational processes on the developers’ own local machines but by offloading them to a cloud environment. More infrastructure resources are available in the latter environment, allowing the processes to run faster. In addition, the computing power on the developers’ local machines becomes available for other programming tasks.
Another feature of the cloud-based service is the shared cache feature. This feature stores files created through the builds of the development teams. These can be reused whenever an application needs them. Therefore, developers no longer need to recreate these files, saving time.
No differentiation between Intel and ARM processors
Docker Build Cloud offers developers, depending on the subscription they have, compute power instances with eight or 16 vCPUs. In addition, each instance has 16 to 32 GB of storage capacity.
Finally, Docker Build Cloud eliminates the need for developers to consider whether to develop applications running on Intel- or ARM-based processors. To this end, the service provides native support for “multi-architecture builds”. This ensures developers do not have to set up and maintain multiple native builds. This reduces challenges for emulators and makes the development process much more efficient, Docker says.
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