Docker base images - Ideas how to manage them on scale

Containerization in the form of Docker images is on the market for almost 10 years. It addressed many problems, allowing developers to move with confidence,  letting go of the need to care about environment stability. In this way, building and managing Docker images has started to seem like a solved problem, with more articles available about best practices than anyone is able to read.

But, as with any technology, it has its pros and cons. The immutability of images provided stability, but at the same time became a nightmare for any security team. You try to follow best practices, but even then, you might end up in an odd place where things just don’t fit. Using a few examples as case studies, Tomasz will show how he and his team challenge best practices to create custom solutions that work for their needs.