Mirantis acquires the Docker Enterprise Platform, bringing the leading container platform, employees and "hundreds" of customers into the OpenStack and Kubernetes cloud company. The financial details of the deal are not available.
The acquisition includes the Docker Enterprise Technology Platform and all associated IP, namely Docker Enterprise Engine, Docker Trusted Registry, Docker Unified Control Plane and Docker CLI. As mentioned earlier, Mirantis also gets all Docker Enterprise customers and contracts, as well as strategic technology alliances and partner programs.
“The Mirantis Kubernetes technology joined with the Docker Enterprise Container Platform brings simplicity and choice to enterprises moving to the cloud. Delivered as a service, it’s the easiest and fastest path to the cloud for new and existing applications,” Mirantis says. “The Docker Enterprise employees are among the most talented cloud native experts in the world and can be immensely proud of what they achieved. We’re very grateful for the opportunity to create an exciting future together and welcome the Docker Enterprise team, customers, partners, and community.”
The two companies add they will continue working together on core upstreaming technology and contributing to open source development. In addition, they will ensure integration between products, with Docker focusing on Docker Desktop and Docker Hub while Mirantis, of course, handles Docker Enterprise.
Mirantis adds it will also include further capabilities in Docker Enteprirse, such as a zero touch as-a-service experience, and will combine the platform with the Kubernetes container orchestrator.