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So we will be looking into AWS Containerization and Container. Let's begin:
Containerization is one of the processes which makes deploying applications easy and faster. We can deploy our application using containers without worrying too much about the memory and the storage that would be required to run the applications. It allows developers to create and deploy applications securely and in a faster way.
WHAT IS A CONTAINER? A container is a standard unit of software that packages up code and all its dependencies so the application runs quickly and reliably from one computing environment to another. The container approach allows developers to focus on applications and not be concerned with deployment and infrastructure management; Containers run locally on desktop or laptop and are easily uploaded directly to the Cloud.
BENEFITS OF USING CONTAINERS
There are numerous benefits to the container approach:
- Containers can be configured with only the desired binaries and components, eliminating potential vulnerabilities that might be found in a full fledged OS. Containers that can run on Amazon EC2 Spot Instances can obtain up to a 90% discount compared to On-Demand prices.
It is really secure. > The cloud provides strong security isolation between your containers, ensures you are running the latest security updates, and gives you the ability to set granular access permissions for every container.
Everything in a single package: A Docker image contains all of an application’s binaries, dependencies and libraries – everything the application needs to run. There’s no need to run an install process.
- You can use container orchestration systems such as AWS Kubernetes to automate the provisioning and deployment of containers.
CONTAINER SERVICES: I am sure you might have heard of terminologies like Docker, Kubernetes, etc. when it comes to containers. In the coming blogs, I will dive more into Container Services
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