Making the Case for Docker Enterprise

If you have been around the technology scene for a while, you have probably figured out that guiding principles are key to achieving long-term success and without them you end up running in circles—always bouncing to the next cool tech fad without actually getting anything done.

Furthermore, these same guiding principles inspire enterprise practices as a means to ensure the principles are achieved. Finally, principles and practices combine to inform our choice and style for the tools used to make it all happen. Therefore, before we jump into the details of using Docker's Enterprise tooling, it is important to understand how we got here, what running Docker means, and where Docker's enterprise tooling fits into the enterprise platform space.

The following are globally some sample principles and practices to help guide your enterprise container adoption journey:

Now lets take a look at the topics which will be covered in this chapter:

• What are Docker, Inc., Docker Engine-Community, and Docker Enterprise?
• Where did containers come from and why are they so popular?
• How do Kubernetes and Docker fit together?
• How do containers impact your business?
• Why would I choose Docker Enterprise?