Docker’s Gone — Here’s Why It’s Time to Move On

Let’s cut the noise. Docker was the poster child of DevOps for nearly a decade.

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But things have changed. Fast. If you’re still treating Docker as your golden hammer in 2025, it’s time for a reality check.

This isn’t a hate piece. This is a practical breakdown of why Docker is quietly stepping out, and what modern infra teams are doing instead.

What Docker Did Right

Docker changed how we think about infrastructure. Instead of VMs, we got lightweight containers. Portable, repeatable, and blazing fast (back then).

Back in 2013–2018:

• Devs could “Dockerize” an app and ship it.
• CI/CD pipelines got simplified.
• Kubernetes adopted Docker as its default container runtime.
• Everyone and their dog made a Dockerfile.

It was good. Until it wasn’t.

What Went Wrong?

1. The Docker Daemon Problem

Docker relies on a single long-running process — the Docker Daemon. This means:

• It’s a single point of failure.
• It runs as root, which raises red flags for security.