© Edwin M Sarmiento 2020
E. M. SarmientoThe SQL Server DBA’s Guide to Docker Containers https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5826-2_1

1. Introduction to Containers

Edwin M Sarmiento1 
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Ottawa, ON, Canada
 

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

—George Santayana

Container technologies are changing the way we develop, deploy, and run software. While it may seem like a technology that came out of nowhere and is now taking over IT organizations, nothing could be further from the truth.

In this chapter, we’ll travel back in time to look at a bit of the history around container technologies and how it evolved. You might be thinking: “I hated history in high school.” And I can totally relate. I only read history in high school and ...

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