dotcloud Changes Name to Docker; Continues to Offer PaaS

dotcloud Changes Name to Docker; Continues to Offer PaaS

By Laura Stotler

A company that has made its mark by creating a new approach to containerizing applications has officially changed its name. dotCloud, Inc., which launched the Docker project in March, has now become Docker, Inc.

The company also provides an alternative approach to virtualization and has been focused on expanding its network of partners. The open source Docker project packs, ships and runs any application as a lightweight container, an appealing prospect for developers, system administrators and enterprises.

Docker also offers the dotCloud PaaS service, which will retain its name. The multi-language platform-as-a-service solution enables customers to deploy, manage and scale any web app by combining cloud services in one stack, managed by Docker for a monthly fee. The company provides built-in load balancing, monitoring and failover a well as the ability to scale applications instantly to handle traffic fluctuations.

The name change signifies a shift in focus to enhancing the Docker project, however. Early next year, Docker plans to release a set of commercial offerings including managed services for developers (Docker as a Service) and enterprises. Docker also plans to build a partner network of service providers and offer Level III support.

"Despite our plans to build a commercial business around Docker, we remain committed to being truly open source," said Solomon Hykes, founder and CTO at Docker, Inc. "We will stay fully open under the Apache License, we will not pursue an open core model, and will continue to follow the open design pattern, with broad based contributions and maintainers from outside the company. In addition, we are committed to creating a level playing field, with clear and fair rules for all companies who want to launch commercial offerings on top of Docker."

"Docker is an interesting open source project that is riding multiple industry trends," added Al Hilwa, program director, application development software at IDC. "These trends, such as interest in agile and productive deployment, cloud architectures, the DevOps movement, and big data, are driving the need for a lightweight and standardized way to virtualize workloads. Docker is offering such technology for Linux environments and is quickly building an ecosystem around it."




Edited by Ryan Sartor
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