Super Easy Batch Processing with Docker and IronWorker

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Batch processing means getting a lot of one type of task done all in one go, saving time, effort and money. There are many ways to do this, but businesses are always hunting for more efficient ways to do more without over-complicating their apps or business tools. Today, we’re going to look at how a user-friendly…

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What is a Docker Image? (And how do you use one with IronWorker?)

What is a Docker Image? (And how do you use one with IronWorker?)

Love them or hate them, containers have become part of the infrastructure running just about everything. From Kubernetes to Docker, almost everyone has their version of containers. The most commonly used is still Docker.  IronWorker was among the very first to combine serverless management with containers. In this article we will give a high-level overview…

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Docker Containers: Advantages and Disadvantages

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If you’ve already switched to Docker, you know there are plenty of benefits it can bring it life as a developer. If you’re thinking about making the switch, but are nervous about what this might mean for you, read on. We take a good look at the positives and any negatives we’ve found working with the…

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What is a Docker Container?

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Docker containers are a tool that helps make application development and deployment simpler and more lightweight. Containers are a standardized unit of software, which allows developers to package together services, dependencies, and configurations as a single container image. Containers work in isolation from each other, allowing short term tasks to be added or removed easily…

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Microcontainers – Tiny, Portable Docker Containers

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5 Reasons You Need Microcontainers Make Docker containers smaller Make Docker containers run faster Make Docker containers more secure Make Docker containers more reliable Take up fewer resources Introducing Microcontainers: Shrink Docker Containers Down to Size Docker lets you package an application (and all of the application’s dependencies) into a nice, neat self-contained image and place…

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Overview of AWS Fargate

Overview of AWS Fargate

AWS Fargate is a serverless container management service (container as a service) that allows developers to focus on their application and not their infrastructure. While AWS Fargate does help with container orchestration, it does leave areas of concern where IronWorker fills the void.   This article will provide an overview of what is AWS Fargate. It…

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Simple way to offload container-based background jobs

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Table of Contents What are container-based background jobs? Why are container-based background jobs important to developers? Do container-based background jobs help companies scale? What is a Saas company that provides a simple easy-to-use application to offload container-based background jobs? Achieve Cloud Elasticity with Iron Speak to us to find how you can achieve cloud elasticity…

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How To Build Your Own Docker Images

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Thanks to Ugur Ceylan for the base image! CC BY 2.0 What’s with the Docker community’s love affair with Alpine Linux? Tiny containers mean more compute resources left over for actual… computing! Alpine Linux is particularly tiny. It says so, right on the tin: “Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based.” Do you…

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Introducing: Computerless™

Iron was one of the pioneers of Serverless, so we’re excited to announce that we’ll also be one of the first companies to offer the next generation of compute:  It’s called Computerless™. Unlike Serverless, this technology removes the physical machine completely.  Our offering piggy-backs off the recent developments in fiber optic technology developed at the…

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Docker vs Kubernetes – How Do They Stack Up?

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Overview Docker and Kubernetes are two hot technologies in the world of software. Most software architectures are using them or considering them. The question is often asked – Docker vs Kubernetes – which is better? Which one should we be using? As it turns out, this question misrepresents the two. These two technologies don’t actually…

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