Description: Container-based computing is revolutionizing the way applications are developed and deployed. A new ecosystem has emerged around the Docker platform to enable container based computing. However, this revolution has yet to reach the HPC community. In this presentation, we provide background on Linux Containers and Docker, and how they can be of value to the scientific and HPC community.

Presenters: Shane Canon and Doug Jacobsen, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC).

Date: November 3, 2016

Distribution Statement D. Distribution limited to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only, for administrative or operational use, 3 November 2016.  Other requests for this document shall be referred to the High Performance Modernization Office, 10501 Furnace Road, Suite 101, Lorton, VA 22079.