Interview #001 - Jam Risser - Docker and Horizontally Scaling

Outliers in Software and Technology

The first episode of Outliers in Software and Technology is an interview with software expert Jam Risser. Jam is kind of a devops, architecture, and backend development savant. He's incredibly passionate about the subject area of "back-end web development" in general. Might sound boring to most of us, but Jam recognizes its importance and fascinating aspects. Most importantly, Jam knows Docker. This episode is primarily an interview covering why Docker is so important, what the business advantages are, and how it works. If you still don't exactly know what Docker is or does, this interview should solve that. Enjoy! 0:00 - Introduction, Jam Risser and Docker 4:25 - We're at the very beginning of Computer Science 10:10 - Scalability, mainframes, and Computer Science history 18:00 - Containers, VMWare, and intro to Docker 28:16 - What problem(s) does Docker really solve? What is Docker? 38:20 - How horizontal scaling stopped the GroupThreads servers from crashing... 41:00 - Business benefits of Docker covered at executive level 50:32 - Docker helps in recreating bugs.. 57:35 - Advantages of Docker over VMWare 1:00:03 - Rancher and orchestration platforms.. 1:17:00 - Spot instances Please give me your feedback if you're willing! Comment below on here or email me at [email protected]