Docker containers usage in the internet of things: a survey

The Internet of Things (IoT) opened the way for enabling many of our everyday objects (things) interact with their environment to collect data, analyze and automating jobs based on specific rules. Within the constraint environment, the requirement of lightweight IoT application are tremendously inde...

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Main Authors: Abdul, Mohd Syukor (Author), Mohd Sam, Suriani (Author), Mohamed, Norliza (Author), Kamardin, Kamilia (Author), Dziyauddin, Rudzidatul Akmam (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2019-12.
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Summary:The Internet of Things (IoT) opened the way for enabling many of our everyday objects (things) interact with their environment to collect data, analyze and automating jobs based on specific rules. Within the constraint environment, the requirement of lightweight IoT application are tremendously indeed required to ensure the IoT application can be run efficiently. Docker containers is a promising technology to enable IoT application running smoothly, fast and efficient. In this paper, an introduction to Docker is presented. Then we explore the usage of Docker containers in the IoT application. Finally, we briefly discuss why Docker containers are usage in the IoT applications