Kubernetes and Docker Swarm are both popular and well-known container orchestration platforms. You don’t need a container orchestrator to run a container, but they are important for keeping your containers healthy and add enough value to mean you need to know about them.
This blog post introduces the need for an orchestrator then chalks-up the differences at an operational level between these two platforms.
What has orchestration done for you lately?
Even if you are not using Kubernetes or Swarm for your internal projects – it doesn’t mean that you’re not benefitting from their use. For instance ADP who provide iHCM and Payroll in the USA use Docker’s EE product (which is based around Swarm) to run some of their key systems.
Read more at Alex Ellis Blog
