Docker 1.7 Introduces Experimental Features | Internet News

Docker 1.7 Introduces Experimental Features

Jun 29, 2015
1 minute read

Starting with the new Docker engine 1.7 release, there are now experimental features for users to test out. DockerThe first such experimental feature is the new libnetwork component that enables a pluggable system for Software-Defined Networking (SDN).

Much of the work behind Docker’s SDN effort comes from technologies it gains via the acquisition of SocketPlane in March.

Read the full story at ServerWatch:
Docker 1.7 Debuts with Experimental SDN

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.

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