Docker has always aimed to make application development more efficient and enjoyable for developers of all backgrounds. Docker Hub, Docker Desktop, and supporting tools help teams build safely, collaborate seamlessly, and rapidly deploy critical applications. Accordingly, working with Docker containers and images is simple — even without expert knowledge of cloud infrastructure.
In fact, Docker’s ecosystem is now the foundation for a powerful new type of Desktop as a Service (DaaS). Kasm Technologies — a Docker Verified Publisher — has recently launched Kasm Workspaces. Workspaces is a Container Streaming® platform that delivers Docker-powered Linux desktops directly to any web browser.

Kasm Workspaces replaces legacy Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) offerings like Citrix Workspaces and VMWare Horizons. It therefore leverages Docker containers rather than full-stack operating systems. Accordingly, Docker’s ecosystem helps Kasm ship Containerized Desktop Infrastructure® (CDI) solutions — each with some noteworthy advantages over traditional platforms: 

1. Desktops Boot in Seconds 

• • Containers run on a shared kernel — letting Workspaces images boot in under two seconds, not in tens of seconds as seen with full-stack VMs 

2. Reduced System Resources 

• • Containers share system resources and load only minimal essential services, thus consuming less compute, memory, and disk space 

3. DevOps Pipelines for Patching and Build Automation

• • The Dockerfile build process automates the compilation of system software and configurations. This allows for release-pipeline automation, intervention-free system updates, and guaranteed uptime. Passive processes also bolster security patching, software functionality, and performance. 

4. Orchestration for Scalability 

• • Docker orchestration automates the process of establishing additional images and controlling resource allocation. 

5. Portable/Sharable for Reuse 

• • Containers work cross-platform without dependencies so they can be shared within Docker Hub. 

6. Platform Agnostic for Compatibility 

• • Workspaces can orchestrate any system with Docker — allowing it to run in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid configuration. 

7. Web-Native for Usability 

• • KasmVNC rendering technology is embedded within the Docker container. It streams the desktop UI to the user’s browser, using web-native technology that doesn’t require an agent or plugin.

These collective Docker ecosystem features allow Kasm’s DaaS vendors to establish a simple and scalable infrastructure — both with fewer costs and smaller teams. Additionally, DaaS users benefit from the following: 

• Increased service responsiveness
• Stronger security through transparent patching
• Improved performance
• Efficient resource utilization

Kasm Workspaces images are available directly through Docker Hub. Since Kasm is a Docker Verified Publisher, Docker users can install these packages without worrying about security risks.

To learn more and join the Docker Verified Publisher program, just email partners@docker.com or visit this page to contact us. 

For more information about the Kasm Workspaces DaaS offering, visit https://www.kasmweb.com/vdi.html 

ABOUT KASM WORKSPACES 

Kasm Workspaces is a container streaming platform for delivering browser, desktop and application workloads to the web browser. Kasm is changing the way that businesses deliver digital workspaces using our open-source web-native container streaming® technology to establish a modern devops delivery of Desktop as a Service (DaaS), application streaming, and browser isolation. Kasm is not just a service, it is a highly configurable platform, with a robust developer API that can be customized for your use-case, at any scale. Workspaces is truly wherever the work is. It can be deployed in the cloud (public or private), on-premises (including air-gapped networks), or in a hybrid configuration. 

ABOUT KASM TECHNOLOGIES

Kasm Technologies is a privately held small business led by a team of cybersecurity engineers experienced in developing web-native remote work platforms for Federal/State Government, Fortune 500 companies, Startups and Small/Medium sized businesses. Our team’s experience in offensive/defensive cyber operations, rapid prototyping and cutting-edge technology provides us a unique perspective on how to provide reliable, private, and secure communications.

The Docker Verified Publisher program means trusted content and trusted sources for the millions of Docker users. At the May 2021 DockerCon, Docker announced its Secure Software Supply Chain initiative, highlighting Docker Verified Publisher as a key component of that trusted content. 

The trusted images in Docker Hub help development teams build secure software supply chains, minimizing exposure to malicious content early in the process to save time and money later. Docker allows developers to quickly and confidently discover and use images in their applications from known, trusted sources. 

Docker Verified Publisher partners join the trusted content Docker provides, along with Docker Official Images and the Docker Open Source program. In short, the Docker Verified Publisher program promises developers that the images they use are from the trusted software publisher. And a Docker Hub search shows trusted sources first.

Trusted images and software security are at the forefront of what the new Docker Business subscription tier offers, too. These trusted images can be allowed into large organizations – while preventing unverified, untrusted community images via the Docker Business Image Management features in the Docker Hub organization control plane. And of course, those trusted images include Docker Verified Publisher partners.

Dozens of software publishers have joined the Docker Verified Publisher program already, and more are poised to join before Docker’s new Docker Desktop license policies take effect (31 January 2022).

Docker Verified Publisher partners enjoy benefits such as:

• Removal of rate limiting on all repos in the DVP partners’ namespace, providing a premium user experience: all Docker users, whether they have a Docker subscription or not, are be able to pull the partner’s images as much as they want
• DVP badging on partner namespace and repos, indicating the trusted content and verified source (part of Docker’s Secure Software Supply Chain initiative)
• Priority search ranking in Docker Hub 
• Co-marketing opportunities including social shares, posts on the popular Docker blog, the exclusive right to sponsor DockerCon 2022,etc.
• Inclusion as one of two trusted sources in the image access controls included in the Docker Business subscription tier, bringing essential security and management capabilities to larger Docker customers
• Regular reporting to track key partner repo metrics such as pull requests, unique IP addresses, and more
• And more benefits added regularly

To learn more and join the Docker Verified Publisher program, just email partners@docker.com or visit this page to contact us.