In this podcast, Scott Johnston, senior vice president of Product Management at Docker, talked to Alex Williams of The New Stack about containers as a reasonable starting point for microservices and distributed computing, and how tools like Compose and Universal Control Plane are poised to elevate the usage of microservices.

With over 25 years’ industry experience, from software development and product marketing to IT operations and venture capital, Johnston is responsible for the strategy of Docker’s products and technologies. Johnston previously served as vice president of marketing, product management, and strategy at Puppet Labs, and has served in leadership and operational roles for some of the most disruptive companies in the industry, including Netscape, Cisco and Sun Microsystems.