Case Study
Demystifying application containers and virtual machines
redhat.com facebook.com/redhatinc @RedHat linkedin.com/company/red-hat Containers quick reference guide Container Technology that allows computer software to be packaged and isolated in a standardized, light- weight, and portable format. Container runtime Software that runs and manages the components of a container running on a host (e.g., Podman, CRI-O, Docker). Open Container Initiative (OCI) An open governance structure for creating open industry standards around container formats and runtimes. Namespaces A Linux concept for labeling processes, network interfaces, files, and other system compo- nents. Labeling is used to isolate containers from each other and the host system. Application containers have quickly become the foundation of modern software design and digi