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Applying Zero-Trust Security to Docker Containers
Several strategies exist to apply the principles of zero-trust security to development environments based on Docker Desktop to protect against the risks of security breaches, Docker senior technical leader Jay Schmidt explains.
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Docker Desktop 4.31 Brings Air-Gapped Containers, Faster Builds, and More
The latest release of Docker Desktop introduces air-gapped containers to improve security and compliance, better integration with Cloud-based builds to improve performance, a Compose configuration file viewer, and more.
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Podman 5 Improves Performance and Stability on Mac and Windows through Partial Rewrite
The latest release of container management tool Podman brings a complete rewrite of the podman machine command to improve hypervisor support on macOS and Windows. Additionally, it now supports OCI artifacts in manifest files, adopts Pasta by default for rootless networking, and improves the containers.conf configuration file.
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Docker Desktop 4.29 Improves Container Isolation and Error Management, Integrates Moby 26, and More
The latest version of Docker Desktop implements socket mount permissions to enhance container isolation, updates error management to improve efficiency and reliability, integrates Moby 26, and speeds up file operations thanks to synchronized file shares.
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Hubber Codespace Improves Inner-Loop Testing at GitHub
GitHub's Developer Experience (DX) team has recently unveiled a new tool aimed at streamlining the inner-loop development process within its distributed service ecosystem. Named "Hubber Codespace" (HCS), the solution addresses some challenges posed by integration testing in a modular team structure where different services are developed and operated independently.
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Docker Desktop 4.27 Brings Docker Init GA with Java Support, Synchronized File Shares, and More
Docker has released Docker Desktop 4.27. This version brings Docker Init GA with Java support, synchronized File Shares, support for Test Containers with Enhanced Container Isolation, Docker build cloud, Docker Debug and more.
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Docker Build Cloud: Using Cloud Compute and Cache to Decrease Image Build Times
Docker recently announced the general availability of their cloud-based Container Image builder, Docker Build Cloud. Docker Build Cloud offers a remote shared-cache and native builders for AMD64 and ARM64 CPU architectures.
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Docker Now on AWS Cloudshell
AWS recently announced that AWS CloudShell now provides access to Docker Engine for its users. With this integration, containers can be locally prototyped and pushed to registries prior to deploying them on AWS.
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New Docker Compose Functionality Banishes Alt-Tabbing and Bind Mounts
Docker has announced the general availability of Docker Compose Watch - a tool to enhance the efficiency of application development, making it easier for developers to maintain their focus while coding.
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Docker 4.22 Introduces Resource Saver and Improvements to Docker Compose
Docker Desktop 4.22 has been released, featuring the new Resource Saver functionality designed to reduce idle memory and CPU usage, ensuring optimal utilization of machine resources. Additionally, Docker Compose now supports the inclusion of subprojects, simplifying the process of modularizing complex applications into separate Compose files.
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Grafana Beyla Provides Auto-Instrumented Observability through eBPF
Grafana has released Grafana Beyla, an open-source eBPF auto-instrumentation tool for application observability. Beyla is able to report span information and RED metrics (Rate-Errors-Duration) for both Linux HTTP/S and gRPC services. This is accomplished without having to make code modifications for inserting probes.
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Docker Desktop 4.21 Brings Builds Beta, Docker Init and Scout Improvements, and More
Docker has released Docker Desktop 4.21. This version brings Docker Builds beta, support for new wasm runtimes, Docker Init support for Rust, Docker Scout dashboard enhancements, and more.
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Pfizer Uses Serverless Architecture on AWS to Scale Processing of Digital Biomarkers
Pfizer upgraded the serverless architecture for processing digital biomarker data at scale to make it more flexible and configurable. They created a framework that uses a file processing pipeline built with AWS Step Functions and other serverless services, as well as a custom Python package for data ingestion and processing.
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Docker 4.18 Extends Scout, Adds Container File Explorer, Docker Init, and More
Docker Desktop's latest 4.18 release, brings a wealth of new features, including vulnerability quickview, recommendations, and image diffing for Docker Scout, stable Container File Explorer, an init command to quickly add Docker to a project, and experimental Compose File Watch to monitor changes inside a project.
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Startup Fermyon Releases Spin 1.0 for WebAssembly Serverless Applications
Fermyon recently announced Spin 1.0, an open-source developer tool and framework for developing serverless applications with WebAssembly (Wasm).