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Vladimir Mikhalev

Field CTO & Technical Advisor, Valdemar.ai

Docker Captain
Vladimir Mikhalev (Valdemar) is a Docker Captain, IBM Champion, and AWS Community Builder with over 20 years of enterprise infrastructure experience across Amazon, IBM, and Thales. He currently serves as sole technology leader for North American operations at a Series D enterprise serving Fortune 500 clients.

Vladimir is the Technical Editor of “Docker and Kubernetes Security” (2025) and a regular contributor to Docker’s official blog, with enterprise case studies on Docker’s resource hub and developer Shorts on Docker’s YouTube channel. He maintains 50+ production-grade Docker Compose blueprints on GitHub with 500,000+ Docker Hub pulls.

He tests and publishes production frameworks across container security, supply chain integrity, AI governance, and platform engineering — backed by 8 vendor-recognized community titles across Docker, IBM, AWS, Snyk, Cypress, GitKraken, Notion, and Platform Engineering.

Website: https://valdemar.ai

Located in:

Toronto, Canada

Expertise

  • CI/CD
  • Developer productivity
  • Kubernetes
  • Modern Application Development
  • Observability
  • Software Secure Supply Chain
  • Tech trends (AI, Blockchain, Web3, etc)

Language

  • C#
  • Golang
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • TypeScript

Availability

  • Blog posts
  • Conferences (Booth demos)
  • Meetups
  • Product briefings
  • Public speaking
  • Social media
  • Video Content
  • Writing tutorials

More by Vladimir

Jun 12, 2025

How to Build, Run, and Package AI Models Locally with Docker Model Runner

Introduction As a Senior DevOps Engineer and Docker Captain, I’ve helped build AI systems for everything from retail personalization to medical imaging. One truth stands out: AI capabilities are core to modern infrastructure. This guide will show you how to run and package local AI models with Docker Model Runner — a lightweight, developer-friendly tool…

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Apr 3, 2025

Master Docker and VS Code: Supercharge Your Dev Workflow

Get step-by-step instructions on how to pair VS Code and Docker to streamline your development processes.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Jan 16, 2025

Mastering Docker and Jenkins: Build Robust CI/CD Pipelines Efficiently

Learn how to use Docker and Jenkins together to build and maintain efficient pipelines.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Dec 10, 2024

How to Dockerize a React App: A Step-by-Step Guide for Developers

We show how to dockerize a React app to streamline your development process, eliminate “it works on my machine” problems, and ensure seamless deployments.

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Nov 14, 2024

Why Testcontainers Cloud Is a Game-Changer Compared to Docker-in-Docker for Testing Scenarios

Learn why Testcontainers Cloud is a transformative alternative to Docker-in-Docker that’s reshaping container-based testing.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Nov 5, 2024

Dockerize WordPress: Simplify Your Site’s Setup and Deployment

Learn how to Dockerize WordPress by following steps to create Dockerfiles, containerize existing WordPress instances, and set up Traefik for automatic TLS certificates.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Jan 4, 2024

8 Top Docker Tips & Tricks for 2024

Whether you’re a Docker expert or new to the Docker community, you may be wondering about the best ways to optimize or get started quicker on Docker. Docker Captain Vladimir Mikhalev rounds up top Docker tips to help you supercharge developer productivity in 2024.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Jun 12, 2025

How to Build, Run, and Package AI Models Locally with Docker Model Runner

Introduction As a Senior DevOps Engineer and Docker Captain, I’ve helped build AI systems for everything from retail personalization to medical imaging. One truth stands out: AI capabilities are core to modern infrastructure. This guide will show you how to run and package local AI models with Docker Model Runner — a lightweight, developer-friendly tool…

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Apr 3, 2025

Master Docker and VS Code: Supercharge Your Dev Workflow

Get step-by-step instructions on how to pair VS Code and Docker to streamline your development processes.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Jan 16, 2025

Mastering Docker and Jenkins: Build Robust CI/CD Pipelines Efficiently

Learn how to use Docker and Jenkins together to build and maintain efficient pipelines.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Dec 10, 2024

How to Dockerize a React App: A Step-by-Step Guide for Developers

We show how to dockerize a React app to streamline your development process, eliminate “it works on my machine” problems, and ensure seamless deployments.

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Captain headshot Kristiyan Velkov
Vladimir Mikhalev
and
Kristiyan Velkov
Nov 14, 2024

Why Testcontainers Cloud Is a Game-Changer Compared to Docker-in-Docker for Testing Scenarios

Learn why Testcontainers Cloud is a transformative alternative to Docker-in-Docker that’s reshaping container-based testing.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Nov 5, 2024

Dockerize WordPress: Simplify Your Site’s Setup and Deployment

Learn how to Dockerize WordPress by following steps to create Dockerfiles, containerize existing WordPress instances, and set up Traefik for automatic TLS certificates.

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Vladimir Mikhalev
Jan 4, 2024

8 Top Docker Tips & Tricks for 2024

Whether you’re a Docker expert or new to the Docker community, you may be wondering about the best ways to optimize or get started quicker on Docker. Docker Captain Vladimir Mikhalev rounds up top Docker tips to help you supercharge developer productivity in 2024.

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Vladimir Mikhalev