Trends Report

Why The CIO Must Care About Containers

Behind The Hype, Containers Begin Your Transition To A Digital Business

January 1st, 2018
Paul Miller, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Paul Miller Vice President, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Pascal Matzke , Dave Bartoletti , Randy Heffner , Laura Easton , Bill Nagel

Summary

Docker simplified the use of containers, exciting developers with an easy way to build, test, and deploy their new cloud-native applications. But for CIOs who must integrate core systems of record with growth-driving systems of engagement, containers might seem a distracting irrelevance. This report highlights ways that containers already deliver value in the enterprise and argues that CIOs should look at container-based solutions as enablers of digital business.

Want to read the full report?

Contact us to become a client

This report is available for individual purchase ($1495).

Forrester helps business and technology leaders use customer obsession to accelerate growth. That means empowering you to put the customer at the center of everything you do: your leadership strategy, and operations. Becoming a customer-obsessed organization requires change — it requires being bold. We give business and technology leaders the confidence to put bold into action, shaping and guiding how to navigate today's unprecedented change in order to succeed.