Docker launches Docker Desktop for Linux and Docker Extensions
Docker announces two major updates at DockerCon 2022, its annual conference. Firstly, Docker Extensions provide prebuilt integrations of development tools into Docker Desktop. Secondly, Docker Desktop is now available for Linux.
Docker Desktop is popular among developers. The software contains a... Read more
Kubernetes 1.24 removes Dockershim, adds OpenAPI v3
Kubernetes 1.24 is available. The version comes with new functionality and enhancements.
Kubernetes 1.24, also known as Stargazer, features a total of 46 new enhancements. Of these improvements, fourteen are stable, fifteen are in a beta version and thirteen are available in an alpha version.
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Docker Desktop 4.7 fixes ‘dockershim’ problem
Docker released Docker Desktop 4.7. Most importantly, container images using 'dockershim' no longer require the module for the latest Kubernetes version.
Early versions of Kubernetes created containers directly using a Docker API. For this, a function called dockershim was used to form a bridge... Read more
Docker founders unveil DevOps software development venture Dagger
Docker founders have raised $20m in funding with the launch of the DevOps software deployment venture, 'Dagger.'
Dagger, a DevOps software development venture, revealed today that it had raised $20m in funds in conjunction with the open beta unveiling of the platform that powers software supply ... Read more
Synology Virtual Machine Manager: from devserver to high availability cluster
Synology is winning over business customers by offering more than storage. Its combined hardware and software platform provides a unique solution. Besides backups, you're able to run applications in virtual machines on a NAS. The Synology Virtual Machine Manager is available in DSM, allowing almost... Read more
Mirantis Secure Registry 3.0 makes repositories more secure and encrypted
Docker's software supply chain becomes more secure by providing a secure container registry to mitigate inherent risks
Mirantis has just launched a new product, Secure Registry 3.0, to deploy and build secure registries across any Kubernetes distribution. The in-built security features let custo... Read more
Linux adopts the Apptainer Project
Previously known as Singularity, Apptainer is the most popular container system used for HPC (high-performance computing). And Linux has just adopted it!
What is the Apptainer Project?
The Apptainer project will enable organizations to efficiently execute high-performance computing tasks whil... Read more
Docker reports increased pulls from Docker Hub
The number of pulls from Docker Hub in Q2 increased to 42 billion in Q2 of 2021. The sharp rise marks an increase of 12 billion from 30 billion pulls that Docker recorded in Q4 of 2020. In total, Docker claims the total number of pulls from Docker Hub now stands at 396 billion for all time as of Au... Read more
Docker announces updates to tackle security and productivity issues
Docker unveiled Docker Development Environments, a new tool that enables developers to automatically create a virtual instance of their development environment that can be shared with other developers on the same team.
The company announced the product at the online DockerCon Live 2021 event on ... Read more
Docker releases development tools for Apple M1 computers
Docker has made its development toolset Docker Desktop suitable for running natively on the M1 chip. This makes it possible to run Arm-based Docker images on the computers.
With Docker Desktop for Mac, developers can now build container images on the latest generation of macOS platforms that can... Read more