--- title: 'Keynote: Maximizing developer velocity with containers' 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://canonical.com/blog/keynote-maximizing-developer-velocity-with-containers --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [James Donner](https://canonical.com/blog/author/jamesadonner "More about James Donner") 21 December 2017 # Keynote: Maximizing developer velocity with containers [Amazon](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/amazon) [cloudfoundry](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cloudfoundry) [containers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/containers) [docker](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/docker) [Keynote](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/keynote) [kubernetes](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/kubernetes) [Open source](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/open-source) [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [Rancher](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/rancher) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.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? ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. In submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Notice](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy/contact) and [Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://canonical.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://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### Canonical announces the alpha release of Charmed OpenShell to help secure autonomous AI agent fleets](https://canonical.com/blog/charmed-openshell-alpha-release) To streamline enterprise deployment and lifecycle management, Canonical is announcing the alpha release of Charmed OpenShell. [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 28 September 2026 [### Ubuntu coming soon to Snapdragon X2 Series platforms, unlocking more Linux PCs for the agentic world](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-coming-soon-to-qualcomm-snapdragon-x2-series-platforms) Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies announce upcoming native Ubuntu support for Qualcomm’s flagship laptop silicon, delivering multi-day battery life, 80 TOPS NPU acceleration,... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 23 September 2026 [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.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://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026