Docker may be the dumbest thing you do today
theregister.co.uk
theregister.co.uk
TL;DR: Docker isn't great for legacy apps, enterprise doesn't understand how to use docker/containers, developers like it but what do they know, oh yeah they do know so maybe one day docker but not today.
Over half the article is just quotes that appear a little cherry-picked... Leaving out things like:
> Linux Containers are the future of cloud infrastructure. There is no doubt of that any more. They are the next generation of building blocks that will fundamentally change the landscape of cloud infrastructure for the next decade. But container technology is still young and complicated. There are still large gaps that need to be filled and scalable management tools that are not yet mature.
and instead grabbing quotes like
> In fact, Carlson continues, “for non-tech-native companies, 2016 is a horrible time to start adopting containers.” Why?
> First, he suggests: “[T]he benefits of containers can only be achieved when the applications run within containers have been built-for-cloud.” Despite Amazon’s gargantuan cloud business, most of enterprise IT is stuck on terra firma.
> Next: “[E]nterprise container technology is still half-baked,” with fledgling startups promoting them, with but precious few that will survive.
> And finally: “[T]he people within many large IT organizations right now are still struggling just with the migration to virtual machines alone.” Moving immediately to containers when they’re still stuck on legacy apps is bound to result in more pain than progress.
I don't think anyone here thinks docker is going to be great for every existing application but the dismissive tone/title of this article doesn't even square with the sources let alone the reality.
I think in the end Solomon Hykes is a talented marketeer, but the great majority of teams/companies are satisfied enough with virtual machines seems to be how it's going to pan out.