The study was a collaboration with IBM and offers a large - scale survey of the commonly used container management framework known as Docker, a platform that facilitates the deployment of
microservices by providing a registry service that acts as a central repository for software components focusing on specific functionalities
called images.
Now, in a first - of - its kind study funded by IBM and the National Science Foundation, Virginia Tech researchers have discovered ways to further improve computing efficiency using management tools for cloud - based light - weight virtual machine replacements
called containers — frameworks that allow the
microservices that power data retrieval from the ether — to deploy in a more agile manner.