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   <h4>Value Proposition</h4>

   <h4>Value Proposition</h4>

   <p>Application containers have a multitude of uses and SSC can benefit from such a flexible tool. Application containers especially shine if they are used for developing and testing new applications, since they can be easily deployed to create a safe testing environment (like a sandbox) for running code. Containers can be easily controlled from a container file, and can be scaled to fit any resource requirements. Since they are so easily customized, application containers are often used within the Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) software development framework to house microservices. An application developed under the SOA framework is usually made up of many small pieces (microservices) that communicate and work together. <ref>Abeywardhana, Sajith. (February 9th, 2019). SOA vs Microservices with Docker and Kubernetes-1. Medium. Retrieved 18-July-2019 <i>[https://medium.com/@sajithswa/soa-vs-microservices-with-docker-and-kubernetes-1-291686200a0f ]</i></ref> Should SSC adopt this or other similar software development models (like Microservices Architecture), application containers will be a necessary development tool. </p>

   <p>Application containers have a multitude of uses and SSC can benefit from such a flexible tool. Application containers especially shine if they are used for developing and testing new applications, since they can be easily deployed to create a safe testing environment (like a sandbox) for running code. Containers can be easily controlled from a container file, and can be scaled to fit any resource requirements. Since they are so easily customized, application containers are often used within the Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) software development framework to house microservices. An application developed under the SOA framework is usually made up of many small pieces (microservices) that communicate and work together<ref>Abeywardhana, Sajith. (February 9th, 2019). SOA vs Microservices with Docker and Kubernetes-1. Medium. Retrieved 18-July-2019 <i>[https://medium.com/@sajithswa/soa-vs-microservices-with-docker-and-kubernetes-1-291686200a0f ]</i></ref>. Should SSC adopt this or other similar software development models (like Microservices Architecture), application containers will be a necessary development tool. </p>

   <p class="inline">Containers can facilitate easier and more efficient deployment of applications. There is the potential for increased efficiencies since containers create a smaller footprint from a memory perspective on a physical host. Since multiple containers can be created for a single application (like in SOA), in practical terms this means that version control is simplified. Instead of patching an application’s code, a container housing a small portion of the application can be easily pulled out and updated without disrupting the rest of the application. </p>

   <p class="inline">Containers can facilitate easier and more efficient deployment of applications. There is the potential for increased efficiencies since containers create a smaller footprint from a memory perspective on a physical host. Since multiple containers can be created for a single application (like in SOA), in practical terms this means that version control is simplified. Instead of patching an application’s code, a container housing a small portion of the application can be easily pulled out and updated without disrupting the rest of the application. </p>

   <p class="expand mw-collapsible-content">If an orchestration tool is used to manage all of an applications containers, there is less opportunity for disruption since the orchestrator can monitor the “health” of all of its containers <ref>Wagner, Bill, et al. (June 1st, 2019). Health Monitoring - .NET Microservices: Architecture for Containerized .NET Applications. Microsoft Developer Division. Redmon, Washington. Retrieved 19-July-2019. <i>[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/microservices-architecture/implement-resilient-applications/monitor-app-health ]</i></ref>.  If the orchestrator determines that a container is malfunctioning, it can shut it down automatically and launch other containers to pick up where it left off. </p>

   <p class="expand mw-collapsible-content">If an orchestration tool is used to manage all of an applications containers, there is less opportunity for disruption since the orchestrator can monitor the “health” of all of its containers <ref>Wagner, Bill, et al. (June 1st, 2019). Health Monitoring - .NET Microservices: Architecture for Containerized .NET Applications. Microsoft Developer Division. Redmon, Washington. Retrieved 19-July-2019. <i>[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/microservices-architecture/implement-resilient-applications/monitor-app-health ]</i></ref>.  If the orchestrator determines that a container is malfunctioning, it can shut it down automatically and launch other containers to pick up where it left off. </p>