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Freedom from Lock-in With Docker Enterprise Edition
Major business initiatives such as digitization and cloud migration have threatened to disrupt IT organizations that are already spread thin simply supporting the core business. Containerization is viewed as a way to help with these initiatives because they speed the delivery of software and typically cut operational costs by more than 50% in the first year alone. To support a containerization strategy, many enterprises are turning to container platforms to manage and secure the delivery of their mission-critical software from development through production.
For customers, choosing the right container platform is more than a technical decision – it is a business decision. As with any decision of this nature, it is critical that the container solution has the flexibility to evolve as business requirements change. Unfortunately, all container platforms are not the same – some lack security while others force organizations into a prescriptive operating model. And even worse, most container platforms will “lock in” an organization to a single OS, single cloud, single type of application, single development – leading CIOs down a single dead-end path they will have to abandon in less than two years.
So how can organization address continue to move forward with modern technologies, Continue reading
5 years later, Docker has come a long way
The evolution of Docker: From introducing a container runtime to building an enterprise-ready container platform
Back in March 2013, Docker was introduced publicly for the first time during Docker founder, Solomon Hykes’ lightning talk at PyCon. Since that moment in 2013, Docker has evolved in conjunction with the needs of users and customers to drive innovation around security, orchestration, networking and more. From building out advanced security features across the software supply chain and offering the choice of both Swarm and Kubernetes, to developing Docker for Mac/Windows and the Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) container platform, Docker has come a long way. Now at the age of five, Docker has millions of users and over 450 commercial customers – including hundreds of the world’s largest companies – that rely on Docker EE to power their digital and multi-cloud initiatives.
The history of Docker has shaped where we are today and as we celebrate our 5th birthday this week, we take a look back at the journey that lead us here.
Following the enthusiastic reception at PyCon 2013, Docker’s image format and container runtime quickly emerged as the de facto standard and building block for the community, customers and the broader industry. The Continue reading