Unsung Hero Of the Cloud Native Revolution: Container Linux Then And Now - Vincent Batts
Channel: CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
Date: 11/11/2022

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Unsung Hero Of the Cloud Native Revolution: Container Linux Then And Now - Vincent Batts, Microsoft Azure

Speakers: Vincent Batts
Back in 2013, Alex Polvi and Brandon Philips had a vision for a minimal Linux distribution: a kernel, systemd and just enough additional packages to run containers. This “CoreOS” was as much a part of the early cloud native revolution as Docker and Kubernetes, and has spawned or inspired many subsequent container-optimized Linux distributions each with its own unique place in the ecosystem. In this talk, I review what defines a container-optimized Linux and how it changes the experience of running software like Kubernetes compared with a traditional enterprise Linux. I also share a “family tree” landscape of container Linuxes widely used in the community today, compare/contrast their philosophies, and consider some of the current active areas of development and innovation in the space.