This talk chronicles the love story of two star-crossed protagonists, containers and bureaucrats. Root for the pair as they muddle their way through the trials and tribulations of procurement, compliance, and answering the question of “so a container is a VM, right?” Can regulation and policy be overcome to unite the two in glorious harmony? Or will this just end up being another technological missed connection?
- Why containers are desirable in heavily-regulated industries
- Statistics around container adoption
- Obstacles to adoption
- Workstation installation
- Software incompatibility (restrictive proprietary/legacy applications)
- Yet another layer to manage
- Compliance
- Procurement
- What do we do from here?
- What government needs from industry