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Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by tyingq »

ralfn wrote: post #80
tyingq wrote: post #3

My kneejerk reaction is that a senior leader from Concur, then SAP, is going to buzzword bingo and "enterprisify" docker into something very different. That's probably not fair though. Concur is a pretty big success story, sold for $8B, and it appears some good decisions drove that.

>"enterprisify" docker into something very different. That's probably not fair though. But that's actually the industry containers are good for. Enterprise. Predictability trumps costs. The flaws of docker may over time get fixed. It's the small companies and startups that are making a fool of themselves by pretending they extract any kind of value out of docker. Imagine a large 100+ man software project that spans t…

I meant something different by "enterprisify". Ever dealt with SAP?

Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by amirmc »

goseeastarwar wrote: post #81
AlexB138 wrote: post #74

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Can you expand on that? I'm not familiar enough with how boards operate to understand what you mean.

Founders agree to all sorts of nefarious stuff they think will never be triggered to get to a signed term sheet. Investors will exercise this power when the incentives are misaligned with the founders (aka the company isn't doing well).

You've still not said anything about 'how boards work'.

Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by spIrr »

tyingq wrote: post #121
ralfn wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>"enterprisify" docker into something very different. That's probably not fair though. But that's actually the industry containers are good for. Enterprise. Predictability trumps costs. The flaws of docker may over time get fixed. It's the small companies and startups that are making a fool of themselves by pretending they extract any kind of value out of docker. Imagine a large 100+ man software project that spans t…

I meant something different by "enterprisify". Ever dealt with SAP?

What did you mean?

Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by felipelemos »

user5994461 wrote: post #98
toomuchtodo wrote: post #8

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Guesses to who would acquire it? My money is on HP or Oracle.

The best for the customers would be to be acquired by Google, AWS or RedHat. Then they can "replace" the docker name with something that works, earn revenues out of it and benefit from the synergy with their other products. The issue is, Docker is not worth billions of dollars and these buyers are already en route to kill it with their own replacement.

Nothing resound 'new' or 'modern' better than the word 'Docker'. Get a look at https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/ and count how many times the word 'Docker' appears.

If someone buy them will be mostly for the name.

Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by tyingq »

spIrr wrote: post #123
tyingq wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I meant something different by "enterprisify". Ever dealt with SAP?

What did you mean?

Complicated licensing, unbundling of every little feature, aggressive salespeople, hyperbolic marketing, etc.

Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by Myrmornis »

dang wrote: post #89
nullnilvoid wrote: post #63

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This is standard PR stuff. Docker's PR machine has been working hard and churning out stuff like this. > Steve was easily the most-respected leader in the travel industry... When you read "easily the most-respected", it triggers some doubt. > They didn't build Concur to sell it, they built it to conquer, which they had basically done when SAP bought them. You meant they were conquered when they were bought by SAP, ri…

Please don't post like this to HN. It's a breach of the civility rule to accuse a fellow user of "standard PR stuff" and insinuate astroturfing or other bad-faith behavior without evidence. The overwhelming majority of the time, you're simply talking to someone with a different point of view than yours, and that's the foundation of civil discourse.

I disagree with the moderator's response. The whole reply was fine, and "easily the most respected leader in the travel industry" is indeed unintelligent, gushing drivel that sounds like PR copy; it's this sort of thing that we don't want on HN.

Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by bdcravens »

shykes wrote: post #118
meddlepal wrote: post #79

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Agreed. There was a remarkable difference between 2017 DockerCon and 2016. I felt right at place in 2016 but 2017... just missed the mark. Felt very much like all the session were geared toward "Introducing Docker" or "How to convince your manager about Docker". Oh well :\

Did you try any of the black belt track? It seems like that might have been a good fit for you. One problem with the Austin convention center is that it's VERY spread out, so it's easy to miss an entire chunk of sessions because they're almost impossibly far if you don't know what you're looking for.

I think the app and sessions guide did a pretty good job of informing about sessions, but I'll second the point about the layout of the Austin convention center. For those not in perfect health (I have a lung condition) it was a bit .. extreme. Probably the longest hikes of any conference I've ever been to.

Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by goseeastarwar »

amirmc wrote: post #122
goseeastarwar wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Founders agree to all sorts of nefarious stuff they think will never be triggered to get to a signed term sheet. Investors will exercise this power when the incentives are misaligned with the founders (aka the company isn't doing well).

You've still not said anything about 'how boards work'.

The kinds of things I'm referring to is almost always around relinquishing power to the investors on the board. Founders end up with very little control even if they have board seats.

Re: Steve Singh will become Docker’s new CEO

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Post by lgas »

bmelton wrote: post #106
lgas wrote: post #104

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There's no such thing as a faceless politician, they are human beings too.

In general, I would agree, but we collectively seem a-okay with routine violations of the 'be civil' rule when the target of such incivility is a politician we don't like.

Perhaps we should treat all human beings the same, even politicians.
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