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One of the first things to understand about containers vs virtual machines is that one is used for applications and the other is designed for entire operating systems. This is why you’ll oftentimes see some enterprise applications running in a container instead of its own virtual machine. There are some interesting advantages to using a container over a virtual machine.
Another key benefit to using containers is the idea that you can take an application, put it into a container and run it on any OS that supports the container type you’re running. One example of this is when you want to have an application that runs on multiple deployments using different Linux distros. By using a container, you can run a similar application environment on a variety of different distros. Containers provide portability.

One could even make the argument that containers make more sense for speedy cross-distro deployments whereas virtual machines make sense for single application use situations like running a LAMP stack.

The one area that I think is worth watching is seeing how things play out between Kubernetes and Docker Swarms. I think it’ll be interesting to see how these two container management technologies playout and which one of these technologies becomes the standard. For awhile, it felt like it would be Docker. These days however, we’re seeing a lot more from the Kubernetes camp. It’s entirely possible that over time we will begin to see Kubernetes grabbing headlines and becoming the top player in the container camp.

What say you? Do you believe that containers are on track to outpace virtual machines? Perhaps instead you believe a combination of the two technologies are where things are headed? Whatever the case may be, hit the comments and let’s hear your view. Are you running a Plex container at home while utilizing the power of a full virtualized environment at work? I’d love to hear about your experiences with these technologies.

I live in an apartment on the ninety-ninth floor - of my block
And I sit at home looking out the window
Imagining the world has stopped
Then in flies a guy who's all dressed up - like a Union Jack
And says, I've won five pounds if I have his - kind of detergent pack
I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd
On my cloud, baby
The telephone is ringing
I say, "Hi, it's me. Who is there on the line?"
A voice says, "Hi, hello, how are you?"
Well, I guess I'm doin' fine
He says, "It's three a.m., there's too much noise
Don't you people ever want to go to bed?
Just 'cause you feel so good,
Do you have to drive me out of my head ?"
I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
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