IDG Contributor Network: In an effort to get its house in order, Docker containerizes and ships out its CEO

Big changes for Docker Inc. What’s behind them, and what does it mean?

News that Docker Inc., the commercial organization behind the open source Docker initiative, has replaced its CEO will come as a shock to many, and not to others. I recently covered some PR blunders that Docker has made but these, to be honest, are simply symptoms of a far more serious malady -- a company that has a massive valuation, huge interest, a growing ecosystem but is under pressure to tie that all together into a viable business. Quite simply, Docker (the open source project) is far more successful than its eponymously named commercial entity and there is pressure for that to change. Indeed, recently I took part in a panel discussing the recent DockerCon conference and all it means for the business.

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