Docker vs. Virtual Machine: Understand the Difference between the Two
Although virtualization is still the most prominent technology in the cloud market, containerization also addresses the need for hosting business, web, and mobile applications. The adoption of these solutions seems to be shared with business CIOs. However, the differences between container technologies such as Docker and Virtual Machines are enormous, both conceptually and in practice. To help you understand how Virtual Machines and Container technologies work, we’ve prepared this article in which we will briefly review both technologies to see what they are and will understand their differences as well. Docker: What is it and what are its benefits? Docker consists of an Open Source platform developed in Go, which is a programming language developed by Google that simplifies the creation and administration of isolated environments. Unlike server virtualization, which corresponds to the total isolation of an operating system, Docker performs isolation using common kernel libra...