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Docker on CentOS vs Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Docker on CentOS
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
29th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
26th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2774466 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Containerization has transformed how I run microservices for high-speed web and API workloads
The best features Docker on CentOS offers include its lightweight containers and fast startup. Whenever there was a scale-out required for the APIs, it was immediate, less than 10 seconds to boot up, which was very helpful for the microfinance services. The fast startup and lightweight containers of Docker on CentOS were very helpful because earlier when we used to have these APIs running on the EC2 instances, many instances were required for those services, even though the code was very small. We had to use many EC2 instances instead of using microservices or micro containers like Docker. When we moved to Docker, the scale-out was very fast and very helpful for the business. The boot time with Docker was very less compared to the EC2 instances because running on the EC2 instances required more boot time for the OS, and there was a long delay due to the script execution for a few seconds. Docker on CentOS has positively impacted my organization as it helped us grow the business, and the customer was very happy with the services, thus revolutionizing the business.
reviewer2795433 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Cloud Operations Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Secure pipelines have reduced incidents and save significant setup and configuration time
One of the best features Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu offers is that it saves time because rather than trying to have a vanilla OS, such as Ubuntu on an EC2 instance, and then trying to secure it yourself, Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is already secured with a ton of insecure features disabled on the VM, which saves us time and is quite cost-effective. The IAM integration has helped my team because it is quicker to set up and more secure since using AWS IAM roles is natively secure, where long-term credentials can be insecure, but by using already configured IAM roles, it is much more secure. Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu has positively impacted my organization because it is more secure to use rather than us trying to use a vanilla OS, lowering the attack surface of common OS-related vulnerabilities.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We can see faster deployments and reduced environment-related issues since adopting Docker on CentOS."
"Docker on CentOS has positively impacted my organization by improving our time to market."
"Docker on CentOS has positively impacted my organization as it helped us grow the business, and the customer was very happy with the services, thus revolutionizing the business."
"Docker on CentOS has improved my organization positively, as it is easy to operate and maintain, making it more flexible—you can change any service in the system, delete or remove the service port, and create new ones."
"Those features helped me specifically during my project by making it more stable since it used fewer resources, resulting in a cost-efficient deployment, as the machines that I deployed it on used less of the resources than I thought they needed."
"I have definitely noticed a reduction in incidents and time saved since switching to Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu, which saves at least between ten to twenty hours in configuration time, translating to potential savings of hundreds or even thousands of dollars."
"The benefits of Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu include its easy integration with every tool; it can be used as both an integration tool and a deployment tool, and with the help of scripts, we can easily configure Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu in an effective way."
 

Cons

"To achieve a higher rating of 9 or 10, they might need more automation features."
"Docker on CentOS needs native orchestration and lifecycle management, which are currently limited."
"I have not seen a return on investment because the deprecation made it so there was none, and if anything, the ROI would have been negative since money and time were spent using something that did not progress."
"Docker on CentOS can be improved by being in sync with the OS updates."
"There is a maintenance overhead to using Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu since the customer is responsible for patching both Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu and the OS, and although security issues are somewhat handled, Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu third-party plugins may still be insecure, and hardened images can be too restrictive."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Docker on CentOS?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is good enough.
What needs improvement with Docker on CentOS?
I don't know how Docker on CentOS can be improved, and I don't wish to add more about the needed improvements or anything I wish it could do better.
What is your primary use case for Docker on CentOS?
I have been using Docker on CentOS for two years. My main use case for Docker on CentOS is in my CI/CD pipeline. A specific example of how I use Docker on CentOS in my CI/CD process is that we use ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
The organization handles the payment for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu. I am not certain about how they calculate the usage percentage and pricing.
What needs improvement with Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
I have not seen many disadvantages with Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu. From an improvement perspective, implementing AI features would be beneficial. If AI could be integrated for scripting in the Jen...
What is your primary use case for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
I am using Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu for procuring the infrastructure to deploy our applications and procuring databases for various tasks.
 

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