Posts Tagged ‘Containers’

Introduction Whether you have already adopted Openshift or are considering it, this article will help you increase your ROI and productivity by listing the 12 essential features including with any Openshift subscription. This is where Openshift shines as a platform when compared to pure Kubernetes engine distributions like EKS, AKS, etc. which are more barebones […]

Next.js is a wonderful framework and paired with its vendor platform (Vercel) it indeed provides exceptional capabilities for building natively headless applications. That unfortunately shadows out another great SDK for headless implementations – .NET Core Renderings, which in my opinion is undervalued. So, I decided to give it some more care by making it work […]

Exciting news! Sitecore kept the original promise and released the new ltsc2022 container images for all the topologies of both the 10.3 and 10.2 versions of their platform. The biggest benefits of new images are improved image sizes – almost 50% smaller than ltsc2019, and support for running Process Isolation on Windows 11. Check it […]

I work on multiple projects at the same time. In my daily workflow, I switch between projects throughout the day. It is important for me to keep my projects separate for security reasons. To accomplish this, I have a separate virtual machine for each client. I am able to stay logged in to required systems, […]

I recently updated Docker Desktop to version 4.16.3. My system ran much slower than I am used to when running docker. My first reaction is to open task manager and see what is going on with my system. Docker Desktop is using 81% of my CPU!!!?? Expanding the item, I notice the culprit is docker-index.exe. […]

So, you find yourself in a need of upgrade of your existing Sitecore platform and don’t know what to start with or how to approach it? This series of blog posts will cover the whole process from zero to hero, or in upgrade terms – from planning to going live. It comes in the form […]

Welcome back to Docker Bootcamp.  In the previous post, we learned about performance and how to tune our containers.  In this post we’ll look at another way to improve the performance of your containers by using process isolation mode.  By default, windows containers run in hyper-v mode.  When we run our containers in hyper-v mode […]

Application modernization is a growing area of focus for enterprises, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why? Because business leaders feel increasing pressure to drive innovation. Digital trends, remote work, and escalating customer expectations are among the reasons. No industry is immune to these dynamics. Businesses must evolve to succeed, which is why […]

Welcome back to docker bootcamp.  In a previous post, we learned how to set resource limits for our containers.  In this post, we will dig deep into performance.  We’ll start with a brief history lesson about CPUs and hyperthreading then move on to an example that will help explain how different CPUs can impact performance.  […]

Welcome back to docker bootcamp.  In the previous post, we learned how to switch from Linux containers to Windows containers.  In this post we will create a new .net project and deploy to a container.  We will also see how to attach the debugger to the code running inside the container.  The IIS image we […]

Welcome back to Docker Bootcamp. Up to this point, all the examples we’ve gone through have used Linux containers. In this post, we’ll switch to Windows containers.  All the Docker commands you’ve learned will still work. But now we’ll have access to Windows, PowerShell, and Internet Information Services (IIS) to run .net-based applications. Examples Switch […]

Welcome back to Docker Bootcamp. We’ve learned a lot about how to use Docker in this series. In this post, we’ll look at when to use Docker. Docker is a great tool, but as with any technology, you should make sure it is the right tool for the job you are trying to accomplish. Why […]