GEC NEWS WIRERed Hat survey finds that Linux container deployment plans grow, while concerns about container security and certification linger
Red Hat has released the results of a survey assessing enterprise adoption plans for application containers. The survey commissioned by Red Hat through TechValidate, shows that while container adoption is likely to surge in the next few years, concerns around security, certification and adequate skills remain – concerns that Red Hat’s container certification aims to address.
Survey results show strong enterprise plans for container deployments, with 67 percent of respondents planning production roll-outs over the next two years. Survey respondents indicate that they plan to use container-based applications in cloud roles (50 percent) and as vehicles for web and e-commerce software (56 percent).
Despite strong enterprise adoption plans for containers, the survey results highlighted a number of lingering challenges, including: security and a lack of certification/image provenance (60 percent of respondents); integration with existing development tools and processes (58 percent); management (55 percent); and existing knowledge and skills (54 percent).
Tim Yeaton, senior vice president, Infrastructure Business, Red Hat said, “Large scale enterprise adoption can be accelerated by addressing enterprises’ concerns about security, management, and developing the right skills, and we stand ready to help organizations enter this new world of IT as an experienced and reliable partner.”
Finally, open source remains the dominant platform in the container world, with more than 95 percent of respondents planning container development on the Linux operating system. Internal champions remain at the grassroots (39 percent) and middle management (36 percent) levels, with upper management and CIO directives playing limited roles in containerized application adoption within the enterprise, according to survey respondents.
