The Container Blueprint: Architecting, Securing, and Operating Modern Containerized Systems

By: Jones, William D.

The Container Blueprint: Architecting, Securing, and Operating Modern Containerized Systems presents a clear, authoritative tour of container technology from its roots in process isolation and resource control to the mature, cloud-native platforms that power today's applications. It explains the core principles that distinguish containers from virtual machines and demystifies the architectures of leading runtimes - Docker, containerd, and Podman - while offering practical guidance on image construction, registry management, networking strategies, and the security frameworks that protect workloads at scale.

Moving beyond fundamentals, the book provides in-depth, hands-on treatments of image building, orchestration with Kubernetes and Nomad, and lifecycle patterns for building resilient, scalable services. Readers will learn robust networking models and CNI integration, service discovery techniques, observability and logging best practices, and hardened security and compliance approaches that support auditability. Operational patterns such as blue-green and canary deployments are covered alongside automation and DevOps workflows to help teams deliver predictable, repeatable releases in production.

Looking ahead, The Container Blueprint explores the next wave of innovation - serverless containers, edge computing, WebAssembly, and confidential computing - and frames the practical trade-offs these trends introduce. The text combines actionable engineering guidance with strategic perspectives on architecture and operational design, and highlights open research questions and opportunities for practitioners who want to push the boundaries of containerized systems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GDXJ37GN
• ISBN13: 9798242447820
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"