Docker announced Docker Enterprise Edition(EE) 2.0, the only enterprise-ready container platform to manage and secure applications on Kubernetes in multi-Linux, multi-OS and multi-cloud customer environments.

Docker EE provides organizations with unparalleled choice – from orchestration(Kubernetes and Swarm) to applications(legacy or cloud native) to infrastructure(cloud or on premises) – enabling IT leaders to advance their digital and cloud initiatives with the flexibility needed to make adjustments as business requirements evolve.

In keeping with Docker's heritage of making complex technology easier to use, Docker EE provides a unified operational model that simplifies the use of Kubernetes for those that want the capabilities for their application delivery environment, but do not want to hire a team of Kubernetes experts.

With Docker EE, security is built in every step of the way, ensuring organizations have security and governance over their containers without slowing down software delivery.

“Our business is built on human relationships and providing trusted services to our customers,” said Jesse Antosiewicz, Sr. Director, Infrastructure and Application Services at Liberty Mutual Insurance.

“Every technology decision we make is aimed at improving the experience for our policyholders and employees. With Docker Enterprise Edition, we've empowered our technology organization to quickly make choices that best align with their business needs – whether it is containerization of legacy apps, cloud native or IoT experimentation – enabling them to place their workloads in the most secure, cost effective and desirable operating environment.”

Docker EE eliminates risk for organizations by providing the freedom to choose how, when and where to innovate their applications without the fear of technology or infrastructure lock-in.

Organizations can start big or small, with legacy or cloud-native applications, using any application stack on any OS, across any infrastructure, whether it be on prem or across multiple clouds and still have the same Docker experience throughout the application lifecycle.

“Enterprises are investing heavily in containers to enable their strategic IT initiatives, but to further drive success, they need a container platform that addresses the scale and operational requirements of a global business,” said Scott Johnston, Chief Product Officer at Docker.

“In working closely with our customers, we developed Docker EE 2.0 to meet these enterprise needs and bring the unique security, portability and agility benefits of the Docker platform to Kubernetes. From ensuring end-to-end security across a globally-distributed IT organization to enabling existing teams to operationalize Kubernetes, Docker EE 2.0 provides the foundation for enterprises to innovate at their own pace, without fear of vendor lock-in.”

Only Docker EE brings a complete secure supply chain to Kubernetes in the same way it has for Swarm.

Combining Docker image signing and scanning with policy-based image promotions allows organizations to build governance over the container environment without impeding the speed of development and application delivery.

To tailor these capabilities to globally distributed organizations, Docker EE 2.0 comes with new functionality within its trusted registry for image caching and mirroring.

These features ensure that centrally stored images can be propagated to regional registries for better performance and replicated for higher availability.

The result is that organizations with software projects that span multiple continents can seamlessly and securely share their software within a given development team.

When one part of the organization is done for the day, they can sign their content, push it to the private registry and then have the content changes automatically cached, for a hand-off, in other private registries around the globe.