As Docker gains momentum, it hauls in $105M Series C on $2B valuation

[mountainriver]

It’s really amazing docker isn’t more valuable, it has completely revolutionized software development. They just failed to pull in the enterprise cash in a meaningful way.

[BeefWellington]

I think it's an issue of monetization. The things that underpin Docker are all open source kernel features of Linux that were being worked on separately anyways.

Docker's value here is in wrapping that up into a nice useable package and offering a centralized repository. How much value does that actually add and more importantly, how do they monetize that?

A lot of this kind of tech work winds up this way.

[ClumsyPilot]

Exhibit A is showing the difference beween producing value and profit

[panick21_]

This is a fun discussion on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9LTJdT0sZ8

[floatinglotus]

“Gains momentum”?

This new valuation is a down round right?

Everyone knows there is little value in a container runtime. The value is in orchestration (k8s). There are so many other runtimes these days.

[justincormack]

No, very much an up round.

[mrkramer]

I thought Docker was losing momentum? I guess good for them for raising an extra money.