Here is a presentation i put together to show the current players in the container and container management space. This is in no way an exhaustive list.

1. Container management and landscape
Synching up on Advanced IT
Barton George
April 30, 2015

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Containers vs VMs
• Own OS
• More secure/Mature
• Common OS
• Bleeding edge
• VERY fast launch times
• Can travel dev > test > launch

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The landscape
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Any Linux
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Data Center
Operating System

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Key players

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Key players
• DeFacto container standard
• Monetizes via services and enterprise features
• DevOps: Development, Test, Deploy
• Partnerships: IBM, MS, Red Hat, Vmware
• 75 employees
• Funding: $26M + $40M + $95M = $161M

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Key players
• Open source container orchestration/
management system as single system
• Can use Docker or Rocket
• Partnerships: IBM, MS, Red Hat, Vmware,
Docker, Mesosphere, CoreOS, Salt Stack
• Base for Google Container Engine, works
w/Google Compute Engine to give edge over
Azure and AWS
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Key players
• CoreOS = Light weight container-centric Linux
distro (open source)
• Rocket: Alternative to Docker
• Tectonic:
• CoreOS stack + Kubernetes
• Pre-packages all of the components required to
build Google-style infrastructure
• Supports Docker and Rocket
• First commercial release for private/public clouds
• 28 employees
• Funding $8M + $12M (Google ventures)

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Key players
• Based on open source Mesos project
• Data center OS – organizes all of your
machines, VMs, and cloud instances into a
single pool of intelligently/dynamically shared
resources.
• Kubernetes is layered on top
• Runs on top of and enhances Linux distros;
supports Docker (competes with CoreOS)
• Goal = 100+ employees by end of year
• Funding: $36M + $10.5M + X = ~$50M

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The landscape
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Any Linux
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Data Center
Operating System

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