Modernizing Applications from PoC to Production with Docker Enterprise Edition

Containerizing a single legacy application with Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) can be quite simple and immediately makes the application more portable, scalable, and easier to manage and update. Taking this application to production requires additional planning and collaboration with security teams, performance testing and likely requires detailed operations and disaster recovery plans. This part of the process often has little to do with the technology but with the changes to the organization and governance model.

At DockerCon Europe, I presented a talk on the best practices and processes for taking a containerized legacy app or set of apps from a proof of concept (PoC) to production with these changes in mind. You can watch the full talk here:

A Prescriptive and Repeatable Methodology

The Modernize Traditional Apps [MTA] Program is the result of working with hundreds of companies over the years with deploying and using Docker Enterprise Edition [EE]. Those experiences have been transformed into a prescriptive methodology with best practices and considerations to help you get successfully from PoC to production.

After the PoC there is a short assessment phase of the existing organization, tools, and processes and then choosing the pilot application that is representative of the application Continue reading