TECHTARGET: Big data containers gain wider appeal in system deployments

First developed to make applications easier to deploy, manage and scale, container technologies nonetheless have seen limited use in big data systems due to earlier struggles managing application state and data. But all that is beginning to change, promising more agility and flexibility for these systems.

Containers can be viewed as part of a continuum of infrastructure simplification situated between traditional monolithic infrastructure and serverless functions, said John Gray, CTO… read more