Summer Replay - Heresy in the Church of Docker Desktop with Scott Johnston

In this Screaming in the Cloud Summer Replay, we revisit our conversation with Scott Johnston, CEO of (the church) of Docker. Docker’s community and their fervor is well known, and Scott has much to say about it! Join the discussion as Scott goes into how he left Puppet after some exposure to Corey to become the CEO at Docker. Scott tells us what exactly Docker is, and where it starts, which is the community around it. Scott talks about the reset that Docker went through in November of 2019, where they decided to make the developer the focus of their mission. He also dives into Docker Desktop, which Scott goes into the details of. Check out this episode for more!Show Highlights:(0:00) Intro(1:15) Duckbill Group sponsor read(1:48) What is Docker?(4:03) Returning to being a developer tool(5:56) Docker’s pricing changes and Docker Desktop(11:47) Community reaction to the pricing change(13:57) Building customer confidence(18:52) Duckbill Group sponsor read(19:36) Putting trust into user(22:04) Docker’s monetization strategy(29:28) Embracing change(32:16) Where to learn more about Scott and Docker About Scott JohnstonScott first typed ‘docker run’ in 2013 and hasn't looked back. He’s been with Docker since 2014 in a variety of leadership roles and currently serves as CEO. His experience previous to Docker includes Sun Microsystems, Puppet, Netscape, Cisco, and Loudcloud (parent of Opsware). When not fussing with computers he spends time with his three kids fussing with computers.Links:Docker: https://www.docker.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/scottcjohnstonOriginal Episode:https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/heresy-in-the-church-of-docker-desktop-with-scott-johnston/Sponsor:The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/