Summary

The container movement, led by the Docker community, is changing how software is built, packaged, and delivered. The emerging enterprise container platform space is changing the way enterprises think about software platforms and virtualization. Docker, Inc. is leading the way, as recognized by Forrester Research with the Docker Enterprise platform.

Docker Enterprise 2's added support for Kubernetes, in addition to Swarm, makes it a great enterprise choice. Modernization teams can get started on the enterprise container learning curve with Swarm and use Kubernetes to bring microservices on board when they are ready. Additionally, enterprises have the choice of running Docker Enterprise on the cloud or on-premise in a VM or on bare metal.

This chapter introduced a phased and agile approach for Docker's enterprise adoption. Throughout the book, we'll build on these adoption phases as we build a pilot application and then get it ready for production.

In Chapter 3, Getting Started – Docker Enterprise Proof of Concept, we embark on our agile adoption journey with our PoC. We will set up a PoC cluster with Docker Enterprise, containerize a .NET application, and deploy the containerized application to our PoC cluster.