The Linux Foundation Creates ContainerCon
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development, today is announcing the debut in 2015 of ContainerCon, a new event dedicated to bringing together leading developers and contributors of Linux containers with the Linux kernel developer community. The event will be co-located with LinuxCon + CloudOpen North America in Seattle, August 17-19, 2015.
Linux containers are enabling businesses to explore new, improved methods of deploying their services and products. New developments in Linux containers are driving the adoption of cloud and virtualization technologies in many industries, and ContainerCon will provide a platform for exhibiting the best work. Companies and projects that have signed on as early supporters of ContainerCon include Canonical, Cloud Foundry Foundation, CoreOS, Docker, IBM, Parallels, Planisys, Red Hat, and Twitter.
Being co-located with LinuxCon North America will enable attendees who work with containers to meet and collaborate with the larger Linux developer community, including kernel developers. Additionally, in conjunction with CloudOpen, ContainerCon will bring together a diverse range of experts from cloud computing and Linux containers to offer a general technical conference that is open to everyone; creating a place where companies on the leading edge can network with users and developers to advance computing.
More information is available at http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/containercon.
“Containers are disrupting traditional application development and virtualization models,” said Linux Foundation CMO Amanda McPherson. “We believe it is important to offer a space for those working with containers, and those interested in learning more about them, to come together and share knowledge about this important new technology. Since Linux is the platform for containers, it’s a natural fit.”
