Title:

 Hands-on with Docker Containers


Abstract:

 Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of 
 applications into containers.   Linux containers provide a mechanism
 for isolating applications providing many of the advantages of
 virtual machines with much less overhead and near native
 performance.  In addition to the virtualized container execution
 environment, Docker adds a powerful and flexible  application
 deployment engine.  I'll provide an introduction to Docker technology,
 describe how it can be used, what it's good (and not good) for,  and
 show how you easy it is to get started.  The best way to understand
 this technology is to try it yourself.   I'll  show how easy it is to
 install Docker, start containers for various  pre-canned  applications, 
 as well as create custom images for your own use or to share with others.  

Bio:

 Peter Fales has been a computer geek, (ethical) hacker, and
 do-it-yourself enthusiast ever since learning BASIC, assembly
 language, and soldering while going to high-school in the 1970s.
 He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from
 the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1982 and his Master in Electrical
 Engineering from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in 1983.
 He's retired from a career developing software and software
 tools for the telecommunication industry (AT&T, Lucent Technologies,
 Alcatel-Lucent, and Bell Labs).  His only son has graduated from 
 college, leaving him with more time to indulge in both  technical
 hobbies (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3D-Printing, and working  with open-source 
 software) and non-technical pursuits (biking, skiing, reading, home
 repair projects, radio control airplanes, and volunteer work with his 
 church and the Boy Scouts).  He's also a part-time Adjunct Faculty
 member in the Illinois Institute of Technology's School of Applied Technology.