Docker kicks off the unikernel revolution

Docker is preparing to merge containers with an entirely different way to package applications: Unikernels.

To accomplish this, Docker has acquired Cambridge, U.K.-based startup Unikernel Systems, which has long been involved in this work. The plan is to use the Docker workflow to create minimal, built-on-demand operating systems that contain enough functionality to run a specific application and can run on anything from tiny IoT-style devices to data center servers.

"By combining the familiar tooling and portability of Docker with the efficiency and specialization of next-generation unikernel technology," reads Docker's press release, "organizations have a flexible platform to build, ship, and run distributed applications without being restricted to a particular infrastructure."

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