Engineering with Docker
What is Docker and why does SKN IT use it?
Docker is an open-source platform that automates the deployment of applications inside lightweight, portable containers.
Why Docker matters.
Docker allows developers to package an application with all of its dependencies into a single 'container'. This ensures that the application runs identically on a developer's laptop, a testing server, and in the cloud, eliminating the 'it works on my machine' problem forever.
Why SKN IT chooses Docker
We use Docker for 100% of our deployments. It allows us to manage complex environments with ease and ensures that our client's applications are portable and ready to be scaled in highly-available clusters.
Core Benefits
Consistency
Guaranteed same environment across development, testing, and production.
Efficiency
Containers share resources and boot up in seconds, unlike Virtual Machines.
Isolation
Sandboxes applications to prevent dependency conflicts.
Portability
Runs on any cloud provider or on-premise server without modification.
Common Questions
Technical and business considerations for Docker projects.
Does using Docker make my app slower?
The overhead is negligible (less than 1%). For the vast majority of applications, the benefits of portabilty and security far outweigh the tiny performance cost.
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