April 2023
Intermediate to advanced
418 pages
11h 17m
English
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Chapter 14. Conclusion
At this point, you have had a solid tour through the Docker ecosystem and have seen many examples of how Docker and Linux containers can benefit you and your organization. We have tried to map out some of the common pitfalls and impart some of the wisdom that we have picked up over the many years that we’ve run Linux containers in production. Our experience has shown that the promise of Docker is quite achievable, and we’ve seen significant benefits in our organizations as a result. Like other powerful technologies, Docker is not without its compromises, but the net result has been a big positive for us, our teams, and our organizations. If you implement the Docker workflow and integrate it into the processes you already have in your organization, there is every reason to believe that you can significantly benefit from it as well.
In this chapter, we will take a moment to consider Docker’s evolving place in the technology landscape, and then quickly review the problems that Docker is designed to help you solve and some of the power it brings to the table.
The Road Ahead
There is no doubt that containers are here to stay for a very long time, but some people have predicted the ultimate demise of Docker on and off for a long time. Much of this is simply because the word Docker represents so many things in so many people’s minds.1 Are you talking about the company, which was sold to Mirantis in 2019 and reported $50 million USD in annual recurring revenue ...
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