Docker Growth Playbook
Works on my machine.
Adoption
Universal
Strategy
Open Source
The Spark
Solomon Hykes wanted to solve the 'dependency hell' problem. Shipping code was broken.
The Growth Engine
The Standardized Logistics Unit: Docker succeeded by tacticaly aligning with the 'Inertia' of the software industry. By creating a standardized 'Container' format, they solved the single biggest point of friction in the software lifecycle: consistency between development and production. Every cloud and CI/CD provider was forced to support Docker because the developer community adopted it so rapidly. This ubiquity created a massive 'Integration Moat', making Docker the indispensable layer of modern infrastructure.