Faster, Smaller, Stronger: The Container Reboot
Containers became smaller, faster, and more secure this year, thanks to innovations like Distroless images, multi-stage builds, and zero-trust approaches. Developers leaned into Slim.AI and Chainguard to reduce attack surfaces without sacrificing performance. OCI and eBPF enhancements helped eliminate networking overhead, making container runtime even leaner.
Joab Jackson writes for The New Stack
Over the last year, containers have become more secure, faster to deploy, and smaller in size. From tools like Slim.AI and Chainguard to innovations in zero-trust container architectures and reduced network overhead, the container ecosystem has evolved rapidly to meet the growing demands of modern software development.
These shifts reflect a broader trend toward security-first, production-ready containerization.