Photon OS, a VMware-developed Linux container host for running container-based applications on vSphere (and other cloud platforms like Amazon and Google), is officially out of beta and available for ...

This first article of a three-part series on Photon OS steps you through how to install and use the lightweight Linux distribution as a base OS for your Linux project. Photon OS, a lightweight Linux ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Today at the Dockercon 2017 conference, VMware announced that an integration between its NSX network virtualization software and Photon OS has been significantly enhanced. Photon OS is ...

VMware Inc. has followed up on a promise it made earlier this year to open-source its Photon Controller. The Photon Controller is a component of VMware’s much-hyped Photon Platform, a new ...

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VMware Monday announced its first operating system, and it’s designed to run containers inside the company’s virtualization management software. In announcing the Linux OS, named Project Photon, ...

Optimized for the VMware hypervisor, Photon OS is an easy-to-use container OS with all the advantages of virtual hardware With the Photon open source project, VMware hopes to build a community around ...

No sooner does Microsoft preview its almost-friendly support for containers than VMware does the same. You might argue that Microsoft has less to lose than VMware when it comes to containers because ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. No sooner does Microsoft preview its almost-friendly ...