containerization
noun
con·tain·er·i·za·tion
kən-ˌtā-nə-rə-ˈzā-shən 
-nər-ə-
: a shipping method in which a large amount of material (such as merchandise) is packaged into large standardized containers
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Use Containerization And Automation Engineering teams can optimize workloads by using containerization, like Docker, to package applications for consistent deployment and orchestration, such as Kubernetes, to automate scaling and management.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Because containerization allows software application development engineers to create single units of computing power that can be deployed independently, there is typically a price to pay for that flexibility and freedom.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Approaches such as virtualization and containerization can help to make workloads leaner and reduce physical server footprint.
—Ivo Ivanov, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Goodbye monolithic workloads, hello edge orchestration The landscape is poised for a shift away from isolated monolithic workloads towards end-to-end full-stack edge solutions designed to support a new era of alternative virtualization and containerization requirements for AI workloads.
—Pierluca Chiodelli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Because containerization allows software application development engineers to create single units of computing power that can be deployed independently, there is typically a price to pay for that flexibility and freedom.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Approaches such as virtualization and containerization can help to make workloads leaner and reduce physical server footprint.
—Ivo Ivanov, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Goodbye monolithic workloads, hello edge orchestration The landscape is poised for a shift away from isolated monolithic workloads towards end-to-end full-stack edge solutions designed to support a new era of alternative virtualization and containerization requirements for AI workloads.
—Pierluca Chiodelli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Containerization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/containerization. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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