Docker Enterprise 3.0 — bringing Docker Desktop to enterprises

The 2019 edition of DockerCon concluded on May 2, 2019. This year, there were a lot of interesting releases and informative sessions. You can have a look at all the highlights from this year’s DockerCon here. The 2018 DockerCon saw the release of Docker Enterprise Edition 2.0 which received a major update in November with the release of version 2.1. The Docker Enterprise Edition 2.1 (EE 2.1) came with extended support for Windows Server and more focus on agility and security. On April 30, 2019, Docker announced the 3.0 release of its commercial flagship product for enterprises. This time the focus is on accelerated application delivery with automated lifecycle management and at the same time bolstering the security front. With 750 paying enterprise customers under its belt already, Docker’s focus on enhancing this product is going to be a major initiative for the company. Let’s have a quick look at what’s new from Docker for its enterprise customers this time around –

Docker Desktop Enterprise

Announced in DockerCon EU 2018, Docker Desktop Enterprise is now GA It is integrated into Docker Enterprise 3.0 and it will facilitate rapid application development by extending the Enterprise platform to your desktop. It has pre-built templates available for developing container-based application workflows, eliminating the need for Docker CLI commands. It consists of configurable version packs that can create replicas of the production environment on local desktops, further eliminating compatibility and configuration drift issues.

Docker Desktop Enterprise is centrally managed and comes with enhanced security when compared with the previous versions of EE owing to MSI and PKG packaging for Windows and Mac respectively. Last but not least, it comes with template-driven Dockerfile, Docker Compose files, and CI pipelines. You can download Docker Desktop Enterprise for Windows and Mac here.

CNAB or Docker Application

CNAB (Cloud Native Application Bundle) is a joint effort with Microsoft, CodeFresh, HashiCorp, and Bitnami that Docker Application is bringing it to enterprise 3.0 as Docker Application. It will ensure consistency as well as scalability throughout the development process, beginning with the application’s conceptualization, until its deployment. CNAB will definitely come in handy in multi-container environments for a simplified build, push, and deployment of applications. Efforts are still in progress to make CNAB an open governance body that will set standards for distributed computing.

Docker Application will help in identifying the format of the file being used in the build process and will convert it into Docker App format which will …read more