Docker containers gain steam in enterprise as complexity issues are addressed
The enterprise is ready to move into the container world, where the modularized virtualization method eases the deploying and running of software apps in the cloud. Dealing with legacy systems and a lack of simplicity has been the main issue in getting there. This week at DockerCon17 in Austin, Texas, Docker Inc. announced that help is on the way to accelerate enterprise adoption for Docker, the software container platform.
“One of the things we’ve noticed is that more and more companies and enterprises have really started to use us more in scale; more in production, more apps. And one of the trends we’ve noticed is there is not just leading-edge development … but we are starting to see a more traditional app coming on board as well,” saidMarianna Tessel(pictured), senior vice president of strategic development at Docker.
Tessel joined Stu Miniman (@stu) and James Kobielus (@jameskobielus), co-hosts of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s mobile live-streaming studio, during DockerCon. She addressed how the company is developing new programs while working with partners to help customers transition smoothly to containers. (*Disclosure below.)
Marianna Tessel is a favorite CUBE Alum and this week; she is representing Women in Tech.
Noting that customers are looking for a way to use legacy apps in containers without going to extremes of rewriting code and moving to microservices — a method of developing scalable software systems — Tessel discussed how customers want to reap the benefits of “Dockerizing” and layering tools on top of the platform.
One way Docker is helping companies take legacy apps and modifying them is with itsModernized Traditional Application (MTA) kit, part of the Docker Enterprise Edition (known as Docker EE), delivering an enterprise container management platform for developers and IT operations teams. The kit provides IT staff with the perks of containerize apps with built-in security and portability.
“What we came up with is a way for you to move from more traditional to the new.
