Technical operations teams are justifiably skeptical about new technology platforms such as containers. They are usually most concerned about hardening for security and reliability because they exist to keep enterprise applications up and running securely. At the same time, product owners within their organizations need to deliver better, often more complex, software faster. Yes, the business landscape has changed profoundly; in today's business world, software is not only used to achieve competitive advantage, it is the business and provides the frontline customer experience.
Subsequently, significant pressure is mounting to accelerate the software pipeline in nearly every organization. This section briefly explains the roots of containers and why their benefits (a secure and fast software pipeline) have driven such a...