Open Containers
CategoryCloud Computing Standards
System-level virtualization shows value through securely allocating finite hardware resources among a large number of mutually-distrusting users. A vendor-neutral, portable and open runtime environment helps deliver on the promise of application containers.
Standards Overview
Standard Runtime for Container Images
Open Container specifications aim to define the configuration, execution environment and lifecycle of a container, such that includes standard metadata about the contents and dependencies of the image.
- runtime-spec — OCI: Runtime Specification
- image-spec — OCI: Image Format Specification
- cni-spec — CNI: Container Network Interface
- cni-plugins — CNI: Container Network Plugins
- csi-spec — CSI: Container Storage Interface
- NIST SP800-180 — Definition of Microservices, Application Containers and System Virtual Machines
- NIST SP800-190 — Application Container Security Guide
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Containers are the future of Cloud Computing because they allow developers quickly and easily package business logic ready to run across multiple environments.
Containers need less system resources than regular VMs.