The point of software containers is to provide a level of abstraction for bits of system and application programs so they can be run anywhere and maintained easily. Having multiple software container ...

The Open Container Initiative has just launched a new project as part of its mission to create open industry standards around software container formats and rules. The group said Monday it wants to ...

The Open Container Initiative (OCI), the open-source community in charge of creating container standards, has announced the launch of the Distribution Specification project to standardize container ...

I've written about containers before, and I've waxed lyrical about the multitude of benefits they bring to DevOps and cloud computing. And, I'm not the only one to appreciate them—although there are ...

More than twenty organizations have come together to establish the Open Container Project (OCP), which aims to develop common standards for application containers under the guidance of the Linux ...

A Linux Foundation project to create a single standard for containers means CIOs can invest in container technology without fear of running in to compatibility problems. Application container giant ...

Docker, CoreOS, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are now working on a new standard for software containers with the help of the Linux Foundation. Other members of this coalition include Apcera, Cisco, EMC ...