“We are using containers” is the battle cry of enterprises looking to get to the ultimate in performance, scalability, and portability. Well, some of that can happen. But there are limitations as well.

Here’s my guidance around what value containers actually bring to the enterprise—and what they don’t bring.

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Container advantages

Beyond containers’ technical advantages, containers also offer advantages many enterprises don’t know about.

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