Docker grabs conductor’s baton, jumps into cluster orchestration

Forget containers – are you ready for a platform?

DockerCon EU  Linux container wrangler Docker rounded out the first day of its DockerCon EU conference on Thursday by unveiling three new services that represent the next steps in Docker’s transition from toolset to full-fledged platform.…

Docker: Here, take the wheel – now YOU can run your own containers

New tool lets you grab your Dockers in the privacy of your own firewall

DockerCon EU  Docker is all the rage among hip startups and early adopters, but Docker the company would like to get its tech into enterprises, too – which is why it’s working on adapting its hosted Docker Hub service into a product specifically targeting large business customers.…

Use Windows software on Android – Microsoft couldn’t be app-ier

Run code anywhere, all the time, just in time for Christmas

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has made getting Windows apps everywhere via the cloud a central theme of his tenure at the top and next week the next stage will begin in this process when RemoteApp rolls out as a commercial service.…

Ten Linux freeware apps to feed your penguin

Out with the old and in with the GNU

Product round-up  Much to the dismay of many a sysadmin, Linux is no longer purely the domain of Captain Command-Line and his trusty side-kick Admiral APT. For those looking to make the most of their new-fangled graphics-capable hardware, here’s a selection of freeware to start with, in our case as installed on Ubuntu 14.04:…