--- title: "Keynote: Maximizing developer velocity with containers\n | Ubuntu" description: Containers are one of the most exciting technologies in the cloud right now. But when it comes to your IT strategy, where is the best place to start? With so many different options and configurations, it’s critical that you find the best possible strategy for your software stack. To answer these questions, Canonical’s VP […] url: https://ubuntu.com/blog/keynote-maximizing-developer-velocity-with-containers?format=md keywords: index, follow --- 1. [Blog](https://ubuntu.com/blog) 2. Article --- [James Donner](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/jamesadonner "More about James Donner") 21 December 2017 # Keynote: Maximizing developer velocity with containers [Amazon](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/amazon) [cloudfoundry](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/cloudfoundry) [containers](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/containers) [docker](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/docker) [Keynote](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/keynote) [kubernetes](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/kubernetes) [Open source](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/open-source) [OpenStack](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/openstack) [Rancher](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/rancher) [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) --- Share the article Image courtesy of VMWare Containers are one of the most exciting technologies in the cloud right now. But when it comes to your IT strategy, where is the best place to start? With so many different options and configurations, it’s critical that you find the best possible strategy for your software stack. To answer these questions, Canonical’s VP of Product Development [Dustin Kirkland](http://twitter.com/dustinkirkland) and VMware Staff Engineer [Sabari Murugesan](http://twitter.com/neosab87) presented at the SF Bay Area OpenStack User Group Meeting. You can watch the full talk here! Watch this keynote to learn * The high level concepts and principles behind containers * How Ubuntu provides a first class container experience * How to determine the best container use case * Container case studies: How are enterprises using containers in production? ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Ubuntu news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation) Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure... [Canonical](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### Surviving the uncharted: when dedicated OpenStack expertise is your best ally in disaster recovery](https://ubuntu.com/blog/support-restores-openstack) A customer’s OpenStack control plane went down overnight after their only backup proved stale. Canonical support rebuilt the database cluster live, service by service, without... [Lidia Luna Puerta](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/lidia-luna) 1 September 2026 [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://ubuntu.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://ubuntu.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core... [Kola Ojoodide](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026