Summary: Container-related Standards and Projects

This chapter introduced Docker and some of the major influences in the container ecosystem.

• Docker, Inc., is a technology company based in Palo Alto that is changing the way we develop software. It was the first to move and instigate the modern container revolution.

• The Docker platform focuses on running and managing application containers. It runs on Linux and Windows, can be installed almost anywhere, and offers a variety of free and paid-for products.