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# WTF Are Containers?

[Heather Joslyn](https://blog.container-solutions.com/author/heather-joslyn)

![Heather Joslyn](https://blog.container-solutions.com/hubfs/PSheather.jpg)

 November 29, 2020

For a start, containers are a way to package up applications with all their dependencies. Now watch as some Cloud Native engineers from Container Solutions unpack that concept more fully. Bonus: a cocktails analogy!

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