This document introduces containers and Docker using Kubernetes. It discusses:
- Linnovate, an Israeli open source solutions company that created MEAN.IO and supports Microsoft Azure, IDF, and GOV.IL.
- The challenges of 100% uptime and fast response that containers address.
- How containers are lightweight, open, and secure compared to VMs.
- Kubernetes as an open source container cluster manager used by Google App Engine to run containers on private/public clouds and bare metal.
- Moving applications to Docker by identifying separable parts, dockerizing each, testing, and running containers.