This discussion with Josh Ellithorpe revolves around standardization within the Docker and container ecosystem. Its focus is on the importance of compatibility with standardized image formats, because having containers and tooling work throughout the ecosystem is made possible only by controlling environments and standards.

In this interview, conducted at Dockercon EU by The New Stack’s Alex Williams, you’ll not only hear about the difficulties of those goals, but also how Apcera has thought through these issues and worked toward its own rigorous solutions.

Ellithorpe, lead software architect at Apcera, is a Chicago native who began his career in the late nineties, working in all aspects of the tech stack. An open source advocate, he released his first open source project, Throttled Pro, in 2001. Specializing in Ruby development, Josh decided to acquaint himself with San Francisco’s tech scene, and made the city his home. After relocating, Josh worked on some of the biggest emerging social applications for companies like Facebook and Involver. He has now joined the Apcera team to revisit his networking roots and revolutionize the cloud.