Microsoft Announces Its Own Container Play--Because Disruption Is Happening Before Our Eyes

The rise and rise of Docker, the rapidly growing company that has re-popularized Linux containers as a way of packaging applications, has been a sight to behold. Much of the reason for this growth (apart from the fact that momentum breeds further momentum) is that containers are seen as a potential way to reduce organizations reliance on virtualization. Virtualization is an amazingly enabling piece of technology, but it's also pretty heavy for a number of different use-cases. That is where containers come in.