Cloud Container Orchestration Architectures, Models and Methods: a Systematic Mapping Study

In this study we explore and systematically review the latest research on container orchestration architectures, models and methods and their application in cloud environments. The aim of our systematic mapping study is to identify, classify the existing research papers and thus give organized knowledge of this evolving area. We tried to establish a systematic methodology that ensures the validity of our secondary study and construct a classification scheme that helps derive useful information from the existing body of research. We’ve gained insights about specific technology related issues like container orchestrators and container runtimes but also knowledge about more generalizable aspects like research strategies and approaches used in the primary studies. The results gave us insights about the current state and maturity of the research area and helped us identify research gaps. We were able to formulate recommendations for future research.