StackEngine,
the platform that gives organizations the power to simply and securely
compose, deploy, and automate resilient Docker-based applications, today
announced its Container
Application Center, an end-to-end container application management
solution. The newly launched product will help enterprises transition
from the costs and inefficiencies of virtualization to the flexibility,
mobility and freedom of containerization. The StackEngine Container
Application Center is a solution for developers, DevOps and IT
operations teams that brings users through the entire application
lifecycle, from development to deployment.
The StackEngine team will be at DockerCon,
June 22-23, 2015 in San Francisco exhibiting and demoing its Container
Application Center in booth G2.
StackEngine launched out of stealth mode in October 2014 with $1M in
seed funding from Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners. With
the launch of Container Application Center, enterprises will benefit
from VMware-like control and security, Docker-enabled freedom, flow, and
collaboration, and container-native enterprise heterogeneity and
security.
“Ten years ago, enterprise companies were led on a journey from
physical, bare metal servers to virtual machines,” said StackEngine CEO
and Co-Founder Bob Quillin. “Along the way, they were given all the
tools necessary to manage the full operational lifecycle. Now with
containers, these same organizations are moving back to bare metal
servers and need similar enterprise-grade tools to help them compose,
deploy and automate container-native applications with the same level of
control and security they had with their trusted virtualization
management tools.”
When UberCloud,
a multi-cloud vendor that allows scientists and engineers to purchase
cloud computing to run experiments, began using containers, it ran into
a number of problems. Earlier this year, UberCloud adopted StackEngine
to increase visibility into its containers and provide a secure and easy
way to manage them.
"With StackEngine, you have one Docker GUI - a single pane of glass,"
explained Burak Yenier, UberCloud CEO. "For us, StackEngine really
enables self-service. Now, the person who created the infrastructure
doesn't have to be the person who launches the container-based
applications, creating a true separation of concerns. Admins can set up
resource pools, create StackEngine user accounts for team members, and
let development teams compose and launch their own Docker applications.
Putting these simple commands as close to the end-user as possible makes
a ton of sense."
VMware-like Control & Security
The StackEngine Container Application Center provides VMware-like
control and security via key features that include secure management,
resource pools, multi-user access and intelligent application
scheduling. This allows enterprises to:
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Divide and allocate host resources to container applications based on
business needs
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Deploy across multiple data centers, clouds and providers - both
private and public
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Collaborate across a common development, DevOps and operational
platform
Unlocking the Power of Docker
StackEngine also unlocks the power of Docker container application
development and deployment through a drag and drop application editor,
application placement policies and built-in authenticated service
discovery. This allows enterprises to:
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Compose Docker applications simply
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Share and reuse application components across an organization
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Deploy anywhere - across data centers, availability zones, and
colocation facilities
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Run enterprise applications that can dynamically learn the location of
shared services
Containers in the Enterprise
Built for the reality of today’s complex IT infrastructure, the
StackEngine Container Application Center is designed to work with new
and legacy applications. Unlike many new microservice centric
approaches, StackEngine is application-oriented, works in heterogeneous
enterprise environments, and can be used by both IT and Application
Development teams to:
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Manage legacy applications in a containerized environment
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Run behind the firewall, on-premise, or in the cloud
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Create an end-to-end delivery chain from development to operations, no
assembly required
The StackEngine Container Application Center comes in three editions:
Developer Edition, Lab Manager Edition, and Enterprise Edition. The
Developer Edition is free for one user and one application instance and
pricing for Lab Manager Edition starts at $990/year. For Enterprise
Edition pricing contact StackEngine or visit www.stackengine.com.