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    Docker: The latest Confusion

    One of the most misunderstood parts of Docker seems to be the latest tag. The confusion stems largely from its name, which doesn't really reflect what the tag implies. In this post we'll look at what ...

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    Why Use Fig for Docker Automation?

    If you've been using Docker for a little while, but you've not tried out Fig yet, this blog is for you. Like me, you've probably either become used to dealing with long and unwieldy Docker commands us...

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    Computation Containers (or let Docker mind your Ps and Qs)

    The software industry is at the beginning of the container revolution. I believe that it won't be long before we are all using containers to a greater or lesser extent everyday, for a wide range of us...

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    Docker Events in January

    In January we have three events for all those who are interested in learning more about Docker. These events are for techies and decisions makers.

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    Share the Pain

    In his pamphlet, 'Common Sense', Thomas Paine wrote, 'It is the good fortune of many to live distant from the scene of sorrow'.

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    Docker - What Problem Does It Really Solve

    I like Docker. It's easy to use and fast. Simply brilliant. So brilliant that every day we find new possible applications. But what actually is the real problem it solves? Stable environments? Configu...

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    There Are & Never Will Be Any Magic Solutions

    I have just left Germany where in 2013 a whopping 25% of its energy was produced from renewable sources. There was nothing magical about this, it seems to me, just a dedication of the people there to ...

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    Continuous Delivery with Docker and Mesos

    Today and yesterday Pini, Quinten and I were busy with one of our favourite clients here on the Swiss-German border. The problem we were trying to solve was how to continuously deliver an application ...

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    Understanding Volumes in Docker

    This post was updated on 6 Jan 2017 to cover new versions of Docker.