IDG Contributor Network: Why containers should make you stop and think

There’s no doubt about it, containers are hot - and for good reason too.  Their ability to speed development and deployment is making them a popular choice among DevOps teams the world over.  Without wading into the container vs. VM debate (answer: they both have their uses), perhaps the most important thing about containers is that they make architecture “snackable.” Because containers share the operating system kernel in which they run, container-based architectures