Listen "The Evolution of Container Runtimes"
Episode Synopsis
Phil Estes, a principal engineer at AWS and a key contributor to the containerd project, discusses the evolution and roadmap of containerd, its relationship to Docker, and its journey to being a fully open source project under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
00:00 Introduction and Guest Background
00:41 The Evolution of Container Runtimes
02:48 The Impact of Docker and Kubernetes
06:07 The Birth and Growth of containerd
09:13 The Role of the CNCF in Open Source Projects
11:09 Challenges and Opportunities in Open Source Contribution
18:49 The Importance of Mentorship in Open Source
23:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Guest:
Phil Estes is a Principal Engineer for Amazon Web Services (AWS), focused on core container technologies that power AWS container offerings like Fargate, EKS, and ECS. Phil is an active contributor and maintainer for the CNCF containerd runtime project, and participates in the Open Container Initiative (OCI) as the member of the Technical Oversight Board (TOB). He is also a current member of the 2023 CNCF Ambassador class and enjoys speaking on container technology topics and events worldwide.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Background
00:41 The Evolution of Container Runtimes
02:48 The Impact of Docker and Kubernetes
06:07 The Birth and Growth of containerd
09:13 The Role of the CNCF in Open Source Projects
11:09 Challenges and Opportunities in Open Source Contribution
18:49 The Importance of Mentorship in Open Source
23:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Guest:
Phil Estes is a Principal Engineer for Amazon Web Services (AWS), focused on core container technologies that power AWS container offerings like Fargate, EKS, and ECS. Phil is an active contributor and maintainer for the CNCF containerd runtime project, and participates in the Open Container Initiative (OCI) as the member of the Technical Oversight Board (TOB). He is also a current member of the 2023 CNCF Ambassador class and enjoys speaking on container technology topics and events worldwide.
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