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Docker vs Engine Yard

A side-by-side look at Docker and Engine Yard. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Docker

Docker

Development

Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications. It allows developers to package applications into containers—standardized executable components combining application source code with the operating system (OS) libraries and dependencies required to run that code in any environment.

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Engine Yard

Engine Yard

Development

Engine Yard is a platform as a service (PaaS) that provides automated cloud hosting, management, and scaling for Ruby on Rails and PHP applications. It handles provisioning, configuring, monitoring, patching, and managing servers and applications in the cloud.

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