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Scott Johnston

Scott brings over 25 years of industry experience to his role at Docker, from software development and product marketing to IT operations and venture capital. Scott previously served as VP of marketing, product management, and strategy at Puppet Labs. Prior to Puppet Labs, Scott served in leadership and operational roles in product management, engineering, business development, and marketing for some of the most disruptive companies in the industry including Netscape, Loudcloud (parent of Opsware), Cisco, and Sun Microsystems.

More by Scott

Aug 7, 2024

Thank You to the Stack Overflow Community for Ranking Docker the Most Used, Desired, and Admired Developer Tool 

Thank you to the community for recognizing Docker as the most-used and most-desired developer tool for the second consecutive year, and for elevating Docker to be the most-admired.

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Scott Johnston
Jun 10, 2024

10 Years Since Kubernetes Launched at DockerCon

Reflecting on the monumental announcement of Kubernetes at DockerCon on June 10th, 2014, Docker CEO Scott Johnston celebrates its transformative impact on container orchestration and modern application development over the past decade, highlighting Docker’s role in this pivotal industry shift.

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Scott Johnston
Mar 21, 2024

11 Years of Docker: Shaping the Next Decade of Development

Eleven years ago, Solomon Hykes walked onto the stage at PyCon 2013 and revealed Docker to the world for the first time. The world of application software development changed forever.

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Scott Johnston
Dec 11, 2023

Docker Whale-comes AtomicJar, Maker of Testcontainers

Docker welcomes AtomicJar, the makers of Testcontainers, to the Docker family. Testcontainers enables step-function improvements in the quality and speed of application delivery. This addition continues Docker’s focus on improving the developer experience to maximize the time developers spend building innovative apps.

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Scott Johnston
Sep 27, 2023

Let’s DockerCon!

DockerCon 2023 will be hybrid — both live (in Los Angeles, California) and virtual. Our desire is to once again experience the live magic of the hallway track, the serendipitous developer-to-developer sharing of tips and tricks, and the celebration of our community’s accomplishments … all while looking forward together toward a really exciting future. And for members of our community who can’t attend in person, we hope you’ll join us virtually!

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Scott Johnston
Jun 21, 2023

We Thank the Stack Overflow Community for Ranking Docker the #1 Most-Used Developer Tool

We’re honored to say that Stack Overflow’s community ranked Docker the #1 most-used developer tool in their 2023 survey. Thank you to all those who voted!

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Scott Johnston
May 25, 2023

160% Year-over-Year Growth in Pulls of Red Hat’s Universal Base Image on Docker Hub

Docker and Red Hat celebrate a substantial year-over-year increase in Red Hat Universal Base Image pulls on Docker Hub.

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Scott McCarty
Scott Johnston
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Scott McCarty
Mar 24, 2023

We’re No Longer Sunsetting the Free Team Plan

We’re reversing course. After taking in feedback from the community, we’re no longer sunsetting the Free Team plan.

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Scott Johnston
May 10, 2022

DockerCon 2022: Community-powered, Developer-obsessed

DockerCon 2022 represents the 8th year of DockerCon. The very first one in June 2014 in San Francisco welcomed 300 participants; last year’s all-virtual DockerCon 2021 welcomed 80,000, and we’re expecting the same this year. The growth in DockerCon participation is a reflection of the growth in the broader Docker developer community: 12 million registered…

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Scott Johnston
Mar 31, 2022

Docker Raises Series C: More Build, More Share, More Run

Today we’re announcing Docker’s closing of $105 million in Series C financing to accelerate our vision of enabling developers to spend more time on innovation, less time on everything else. The round was led by new investor Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) and includes additional new investors Atlassian Ventures, Citi Ventures, Vertex, and Four Rivers and…

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Scott Johnston
Mar 15, 2022

Docker: Nine Years YOUNG

Nine years ago today, March 15, 2013, Solomon Hykes, the founder of Docker, first demoed Docker publicly to the world at PyCon. On stage Solomon noted that, for developers, “shipping to the server is hard,” and thus he and the early team designed Docker to help developers more easily build, share, and run any app,…

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Scott Johnston
Mar 8, 2022

Docker’s Response to the Invasion of Ukraine

Docker is closely following the events surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The community of Docker employees, Docker Captains, developers, customers, and partners is committed to creating an open, collaborative environment that fosters the free and peaceful exchange of ideas. The tragedy unfolding in Ukraine is in opposition to what our community stands for and…

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Scott Johnston
Feb 1, 2022

Celebrating Our Second Fiscal Year

Yesterday, January 31, we finished our second full fiscal year since our November 2019 restructuring and recapitalization, and I couldn’t be prouder of the Docker team and what we’ve accomplished together. While it’s difficult to summarize 12 months, highlights include: Shipping 7,000+ product features, fixes, and updates to developers, including Docker Desktop for M1 Macs,…

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Scott Johnston
Nov 11, 2021

Docker’s Developer Community: Wind In Our Sails

Two years ago, in November 2019, we refocused our company on the needs of developers. At the time, we recognized the growing adoption of microservices, the explosion in the number of tools, and the many opportunities to simplify these complexities. Little did we know that within months the world would face a global pandemic and…

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Scott Johnston
Sep 16, 2021

Accelerating New Features in Docker Desktop

November 2024 update: Announcing Upgraded Docker Plans: Simpler, More Value, Better Development and Productivity  To learn what’s new in Docker Desktop, read our Docker Desktop release series. — In November 2019 Docker announced our re-focusing on the needs of developers. Specifically, we set out to simplify the complexity of modern application development to help developers…

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Scott Johnston
Mar 16, 2021

Docker Series B: More Fuel To Help Dev Teams Get Ship Done

Today we’re excited and humbled to announce Docker’s Series B raise of $23 million to accelerate our mission of delivering tools development teams love to quickly take their ideas from code to cloud. The round was led by Tribe Capital with participation from our existing investors, Benchmark and Insight Partners. Arjun Sethi, Tribe co-founder and…

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Scott Johnston
Jan 13, 2021

Top Developer Trends for 2021

What are the key trends relevant to development teams in 2021? Here the top picks from the Docker team.

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Scott Johnston
Oct 27, 2020

Docker’s Next Chapter: Our First Year

November 2024 update: Learn about the upgraded Docker plans and choose the best Docker Subscription for you. Simpler, more value, better development and productivity. Read our Docker Desktop release collection to learn about our latest enhancements and innovations. — 2020 has been quite the year. Pandemic, lockdowns, virtual conferences and back-to-back Zoom meetings. Global economic…

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Scott Johnston
Apr 2, 2020

Update from Docker on COVID-19 Actions

As the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 continues to spread, Docker has been taking precautionary measures to support the health, well-being, and safety of our global team members and their families, as well as ensuring our customers and community at large can continue building and shipping apps using Docker.

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Scott Johnston
Mar 9, 2020

Helping Developers Simplify Apps, Toolchains, and Open Source

It’s been an exciting four months since we announced that Docker is refocusing on developers. We have spent much of that time listening to you, our developer community, in meetups, on GitHub, through social media, with our Docker Captains, and in face-to-face one-on-ones. Your support and feedback on our refocused direction have been helpful and positive, and we’re fired-up for the year ahead!

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Scott Johnston
Nov 13, 2019

Docker’s Next Chapter: Advancing Developer Workflows for Modern Apps

Learn about Docker’s new focus, to build on our foundations to advance developer workflows for modern apps.

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Scott Johnston
Aug 7, 2024

Thank You to the Stack Overflow Community for Ranking Docker the Most Used, Desired, and Admired Developer Tool 

Thank you to the community for recognizing Docker as the most-used and most-desired developer tool for the second consecutive year, and for elevating Docker to be the most-admired.

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Scott Johnston
Jun 10, 2024

10 Years Since Kubernetes Launched at DockerCon

Reflecting on the monumental announcement of Kubernetes at DockerCon on June 10th, 2014, Docker CEO Scott Johnston celebrates its transformative impact on container orchestration and modern application development over the past decade, highlighting Docker’s role in this pivotal industry shift.

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Scott Johnston
Mar 21, 2024

11 Years of Docker: Shaping the Next Decade of Development

Eleven years ago, Solomon Hykes walked onto the stage at PyCon 2013 and revealed Docker to the world for the first time. The world of application software development changed forever.

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Dec 11, 2023

Docker Whale-comes AtomicJar, Maker of Testcontainers

Docker welcomes AtomicJar, the makers of Testcontainers, to the Docker family. Testcontainers enables step-function improvements in the quality and speed of application delivery. This addition continues Docker’s focus on improving the developer experience to maximize the time developers spend building innovative apps.

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Sep 27, 2023

Let’s DockerCon!

DockerCon 2023 will be hybrid — both live (in Los Angeles, California) and virtual. Our desire is to once again experience the live magic of the hallway track, the serendipitous developer-to-developer sharing of tips and tricks, and the celebration of our community’s accomplishments … all while looking forward together toward a really exciting future. And for members of our community who can’t attend in person, we hope you’ll join us virtually!

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Scott Johnston
Jun 21, 2023

We Thank the Stack Overflow Community for Ranking Docker the #1 Most-Used Developer Tool

We’re honored to say that Stack Overflow’s community ranked Docker the #1 most-used developer tool in their 2023 survey. Thank you to all those who voted!

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Scott Johnston
May 25, 2023

160% Year-over-Year Growth in Pulls of Red Hat’s Universal Base Image on Docker Hub

Docker and Red Hat celebrate a substantial year-over-year increase in Red Hat Universal Base Image pulls on Docker Hub.

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott McCarty
Scott Johnston
and
Scott McCarty
Mar 24, 2023

We’re No Longer Sunsetting the Free Team Plan

We’re reversing course. After taking in feedback from the community, we’re no longer sunsetting the Free Team plan.

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
May 10, 2022

DockerCon 2022: Community-powered, Developer-obsessed

DockerCon 2022 represents the 8th year of DockerCon. The very first one in June 2014 in San Francisco welcomed 300 participants; last year’s all-virtual DockerCon 2021 welcomed 80,000, and we’re expecting the same this year. The growth in DockerCon participation is a reflection of the growth in the broader Docker developer community: 12 million registered…

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Scott Johnston
Mar 31, 2022

Docker Raises Series C: More Build, More Share, More Run

Today we’re announcing Docker’s closing of $105 million in Series C financing to accelerate our vision of enabling developers to spend more time on innovation, less time on everything else. The round was led by new investor Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) and includes additional new investors Atlassian Ventures, Citi Ventures, Vertex, and Four Rivers and…

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Mar 15, 2022

Docker: Nine Years YOUNG

Nine years ago today, March 15, 2013, Solomon Hykes, the founder of Docker, first demoed Docker publicly to the world at PyCon. On stage Solomon noted that, for developers, “shipping to the server is hard,” and thus he and the early team designed Docker to help developers more easily build, share, and run any app,…

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Scott Johnston
Mar 8, 2022

Docker’s Response to the Invasion of Ukraine

Docker is closely following the events surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The community of Docker employees, Docker Captains, developers, customers, and partners is committed to creating an open, collaborative environment that fosters the free and peaceful exchange of ideas. The tragedy unfolding in Ukraine is in opposition to what our community stands for and…

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Feb 1, 2022

Celebrating Our Second Fiscal Year

Yesterday, January 31, we finished our second full fiscal year since our November 2019 restructuring and recapitalization, and I couldn’t be prouder of the Docker team and what we’ve accomplished together. While it’s difficult to summarize 12 months, highlights include: Shipping 7,000+ product features, fixes, and updates to developers, including Docker Desktop for M1 Macs,…

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Nov 11, 2021

Docker’s Developer Community: Wind In Our Sails

Two years ago, in November 2019, we refocused our company on the needs of developers. At the time, we recognized the growing adoption of microservices, the explosion in the number of tools, and the many opportunities to simplify these complexities. Little did we know that within months the world would face a global pandemic and…

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Sep 16, 2021

Accelerating New Features in Docker Desktop

November 2024 update: Announcing Upgraded Docker Plans: Simpler, More Value, Better Development and Productivity  To learn what’s new in Docker Desktop, read our Docker Desktop release series. — In November 2019 Docker announced our re-focusing on the needs of developers. Specifically, we set out to simplify the complexity of modern application development to help developers…

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Scott Johnston
Mar 16, 2021

Docker Series B: More Fuel To Help Dev Teams Get Ship Done

Today we’re excited and humbled to announce Docker’s Series B raise of $23 million to accelerate our mission of delivering tools development teams love to quickly take their ideas from code to cloud. The round was led by Tribe Capital with participation from our existing investors, Benchmark and Insight Partners. Arjun Sethi, Tribe co-founder and…

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Jan 13, 2021

Top Developer Trends for 2021

What are the key trends relevant to development teams in 2021? Here the top picks from the Docker team.

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Oct 27, 2020

Docker’s Next Chapter: Our First Year

November 2024 update: Learn about the upgraded Docker plans and choose the best Docker Subscription for you. Simpler, more value, better development and productivity. Read our Docker Desktop release collection to learn about our latest enhancements and innovations. — 2020 has been quite the year. Pandemic, lockdowns, virtual conferences and back-to-back Zoom meetings. Global economic…

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Scott Johnston
Apr 2, 2020

Update from Docker on COVID-19 Actions

As the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 continues to spread, Docker has been taking precautionary measures to support the health, well-being, and safety of our global team members and their families, as well as ensuring our customers and community at large can continue building and shipping apps using Docker.

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Mar 9, 2020

Helping Developers Simplify Apps, Toolchains, and Open Source

It’s been an exciting four months since we announced that Docker is refocusing on developers. We have spent much of that time listening to you, our developer community, in meetups, on GitHub, through social media, with our Docker Captains, and in face-to-face one-on-ones. Your support and feedback on our refocused direction have been helpful and positive, and we’re fired-up for the year ahead!

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston
Nov 13, 2019

Docker’s Next Chapter: Advancing Developer Workflows for Modern Apps

Learn about Docker’s new focus, to build on our foundations to advance developer workflows for modern apps.

2015343 scott johnston 45 0
Scott Johnston