Source: thenewstack.io
Docker Says Some Users Must Pay: But Can It Make Money?Category: Software, Business, Kubernetes, Docker
Docker’s decision to start charging corporate customers as part of a business revamp has raised eyebrows as the pioneer container orchestration provider struggles on its road to profit. Docker remains wildly popular with 55% of professional developers using it today and the number of developers expected to total 45 million by 2030, according to company stats.
It is true that Docker is the most-used developer technology in Kubernetes environments and Docker Hub is still serving approximately 50% of production container images today,” Torsten Volk, an analyst at Enterprise Management Associates, told The New Stack.
Both have played a major role in Docker’s popularity as they have allowed developers to universally define application environments to run on any platform supporting the Docker runtime, “but is this enough for organizations to start paying for this previously free toll?”
Docker needs to show customers that the value of Docker Desktop goes way beyond Docker Compose and is key for unlocking so much additional developer productivity that charging $5 per seat is a no brainer,” Volk said.
It is true that Docker is the most-used developer technology in Kubernetes environments and Docker Hub is still serving approximately 50% of production container images today,” Torsten Volk, an analyst at Enterprise Management Associates, told The New Stack.
Both have played a major role in Docker’s popularity as they have allowed developers to universally define application environments to run on any platform supporting the Docker runtime, “but is this enough for organizations to start paying for this previously free toll?”
Docker needs to show customers that the value of Docker Desktop goes way beyond Docker Compose and is key for unlocking so much additional developer productivity that charging $5 per seat is a no brainer,” Volk said.
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