Abstract: Example methods and systems for identity firewall with context information tracking are described. In one example, a first computer system may detect establishment of a connection with a virtualized computing instance, and track context information associated with the connection. The context information may include (a) first identity information that is associated with a prior connection between the client device and a second computer system, and (b) second identity information that is associated with the connection with the virtualized computing instance. Further, the first computer system may obtain a first identity firewall policy associated with the first identity information. In response to detecting a packet associated with a flow originating from, or destined for, the virtualized computing instance, the first computer system may allow or block forwarding of the packet based on the first identity firewall policy.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a computer-implemented method can include receiving a request to provision a plurality of containers of an application across a plurality of data center hosts and iteratively placing the plurality of containers on the plurality of data center hosts. The containers can be selected for placement based on one of a locality constraint and an association with previously-placed containers. Placement of a selected container can be based on, at least, compute requirements of the selected container, network requirements of the selected container, configuration of the plurality of data center hosts, and performance metrics for the plurality of data center hosts.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a computer-implemented method can include receiving a request to provision a plurality of containers of an application across a plurality of data center hosts and iteratively placing the plurality of containers on the plurality of data center hosts. The containers can be selected for placement based on one of a locality constraint and an association with previously-placed containers. Placement of a selected container can be based on, at least, compute requirements of the selected container, network requirements of the selected container, configuration of the plurality of data center hosts, and performance metrics for the plurality of data center hosts.