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Forbes
4 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Docker Unifies Container Development And AI Agent Workflows
Docker Compose Docker, Inc. has positioned itself as the central orchestration platform for AI agent development, standardizing how developers build, deploy and manage intelligent applications through its enhanced compose framework and new infrastructure tools. Streamlining Agent Development Through Familiar Workflows Docker recently extended its compose specification to include a new 'models' element, allowing developers to define AI agents, large language models and Model Context Protocol tools within the same YAML files they already use for microservices. This integration eliminates the fragmented development experience that has plagued enterprise AI projects, where teams often struggle to move beyond proof-of-concept phases. The enhancement enables developers to deploy complete agentic stacks with a single 'docker compose up' command, treating AI agents as first-class citizens alongside traditional containerized applications. This approach addresses a fundamental challenge in enterprise AI development: the disconnect between experimental AI workflows and production deployment pipelines. Multi-Framework Integration Strategy Docker's approach centers on supporting multiple AI agent frameworks simultaneously, rather than favoring a single solution. The platform now integrates with LangGraph, CrewAI, Spring AI, Vercel AI SDK, Google's Agent Development Kit and Embabel. This framework-agnostic strategy reflects Docker's understanding that enterprise environments require flexibility to adopt different AI technologies based on specific use cases. The integration allows developers to configure different frameworks within the same compose file, enabling hybrid agent architectures. For instance, a financial services application might use LangGraph for complex reasoning workflows while employing CrewAI for multi-agent coordination tasks. Cloud Infrastructure and Scaling Capabilities Docker Offload represents a significant infrastructure investment, providing developers with access to NVIDIA L4 GPUs for compute-intensive AI workloads. The service charges $0.015 per GPU minute after an initial 300 free minutes, positioning it as a development-focused solution rather than a production hosting service. The company has established partnerships with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, enabling seamless deployment to Cloud Run and Azure Container Apps, respectively. This multi-cloud approach ensures organizations can leverage their existing cloud investments while maintaining consistency in their development workflows. Security and Enterprise Readiness Docker's MCP Gateway addresses enterprise security concerns by providing containerized isolation for AI tools and services. The gateway manages credentials, enforces access controls and provides audit trails for AI tool usage, addressing compliance requirements that often block enterprise AI deployments. The platform's security-by-default approach extends to its MCP Catalog, which provides curated and verified AI tools and services. This curation process addresses supply chain security concerns that have emerged as AI components are integrated into production systems. Implementation Challenges and Considerations Despite the streamlined development experience, organizations face several implementation challenges. The complexity of managing multiple AI frameworks within a single environment requires sophisticated dependency management and version control practices. Cold start latencies in containerized AI applications can introduce a few seconds of delay, requiring careful optimization strategies. Enterprise adoption also requires addressing data governance and model management practices. While Docker's platform simplifies deployment, organizations must still establish practices for model versioning, performance monitoring, observability and cost management across different AI workloads. Key Takeaways Docker's multi-framework approach represents a bet on ecosystem diversity rather than standardization around a single AI framework. This strategy acknowledges that enterprise AI applications will likely require multiple specialized tools rather than monolithic solutions. The platform's success depends on maintaining interoperability between different AI frameworks while providing consistent deployment and management experiences. The introduction of Docker Offload also signals Docker's expansion beyond traditional containerization into cloud infrastructure services. This evolution positions the company to capture more value from AI workloads while maintaining its focus on developer experience and workflow integration. For technology decision-makers, Docker's AI agent platform provides a mechanism to standardize AI development practices while maintaining flexibility in framework choice. The platform's emphasis on familiar workflows and existing tool integration reduces the learning curve for development teams, potentially accelerating AI adoption timelines within enterprise environments.
National Post
24-06-2025
- Business
- National Post
Kinaxis and Tosoh Corporation Formulate an AI-Powered Supply Chain Transformation
Article content Leading global chemical company to enhance supply chain operations with improved visibility, collaboration, and speed Article content OTTAWA, Ontario — Kinaxis® (TSX:KXS), a global leader in end-to-end supply chain orchestration, today announced that Tosoh Corporation, a major player in the global chemical industry, chose Kinaxis to streamline operations and support continued business growth. In an industry known for frequent disruptions, Tosoh needed a resilient, agile solution to enable the company to respond faster to market shifts and maintain operational continuity in a highly regulated and fast-evolving sector. Article content As one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia, Tosoh supplies an array of basic and organic chemicals. From petrochemical operations that supply ethylene, polymers, and polyethylene, to its advanced materials business that serves the global semiconductor, display, and solar industries; even minor disruptions can have negative ripple effects across the supply chain. Tosoh selected the Kinaxis Maestro™ platform for its unique ability to provide end-to-end orchestration that will strengthen coordination between sales and operations, optimize inventory, and improve supply and demand balancing, while navigating industry volatility. Historically reliant on spreadsheet-based manual processes, Tosoh faced significant challenges achieving visibility across its global operations. With Maestro, they now gain a powerful, unified platform that replaces fragmented workflows with intelligent automation, enabling faster, more sophisticated, data-driven decisions. Article content 'We're excited to be working with Kinaxis to enhance and transform our supply chain operations,' said Mitsuhiro Nishimura, vice president at Tosoh Corporation. 'Traditional Enterprise Resource Planning systems simply can't keep up with the complexity and speed required in today's chemical industry, and Maestro will allow us to navigate industry challenges with greater resilience while advancing business growth and performance.' Article content 'Kinaxis is excited to expand our footprint in the global chemical sector with Tosoh Corporation as they transform their supply chain operations and build market resilience,' said Masa Kogure, president, Japan at Kinaxis. 'Maestro will drive efficiency, agility and growth across their global operations with the visibility and speed needed to plan for and avoid disruptions, which are frequent across the complex chemical industry.' Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Relations Article content Article content Erin Boyle | Kinaxis Article content Article content Article content Article content
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kinaxis and Tosoh Corporation Formulate an AI-Powered Supply Chain Transformation
Leading global chemical company to enhance supply chain operations with improved visibility, collaboration, and speed OTTAWA, Ontario, June 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinaxis® (TSX:KXS), a global leader in end-to-end supply chain orchestration, today announced that Tosoh Corporation, a major player in the global chemical industry, chose Kinaxis to streamline operations and support continued business growth. In an industry known for frequent disruptions, Tosoh needed a resilient, agile solution to enable the company to respond faster to market shifts and maintain operational continuity in a highly regulated and fast-evolving sector. As one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia, Tosoh supplies an array of basic and organic chemicals. From petrochemical operations that supply ethylene, polymers, and polyethylene, to its advanced materials business that serves the global semiconductor, display, and solar industries; even minor disruptions can have negative ripple effects across the supply chain. Tosoh selected the Kinaxis Maestro™ platform for its unique ability to provide end-to-end orchestration that will strengthen coordination between sales and operations, optimize inventory, and improve supply and demand balancing, while navigating industry volatility. Historically reliant on spreadsheet-based manual processes, Tosoh faced significant challenges achieving visibility across its global operations. With Maestro, they now gain a powerful, unified platform that replaces fragmented workflows with intelligent automation, enabling faster, more sophisticated, data-driven decisions. "We're excited to be working with Kinaxis to enhance and transform our supply chain operations," said Mitsuhiro Nishimura, vice president at Tosoh Corporation. "Traditional Enterprise Resource Planning systems simply can't keep up with the complexity and speed required in today's chemical industry, and Maestro will allow us to navigate industry challenges with greater resilience while advancing business growth and performance." "Kinaxis is excited to expand our footprint in the global chemical sector with Tosoh Corporation as they transform their supply chain operations and build market resilience," said Masa Kogure, president, Japan at Kinaxis. "Maestro will drive efficiency, agility and growth across their global operations with the visibility and speed needed to plan for and avoid disruptions, which are frequent across the complex chemical industry." To learn more about Kinaxis and its supply chain orchestration solutions, please visit About Kinaxis Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains and supporting the people who manage them, in service of humanity. Our powerful, AI-infused supply chain orchestration platform, Maestro™, combines proprietary technologies and techniques that provide full transparency and agility across the entire supply chain — from multi-year strategic planning to last-mile delivery. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today's volatility and disruption. For more news and information, please visit or follow us on LinkedIn. Source: Kinaxis Inc. View source version on Contacts Media Relations Erin Boyle | Kinaxiseboyle@ +1 519-574-4065Investor Relations Rick Wadsworth | Kinaxisrwadsworth@ +1 613-907-7613 Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Wall Street Journal
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
‘Orchestration Is All About Sex'
You probably know an unsung hero, someone whose accomplishments deserve more renown than they receive. My friend Tim Pleiman was like that. On May 26, he died at 60 of a heart attack. I don't want him to be forgotten. Tim was a gifted musician. In the 1990s he was involved in numerous productions at Chicago's New Tuners theater company, which was the first group in the city to specialize in producing new musicals. It presented Jane Boyd and my first musical, 'Charlie's Oasis,' in 1990 and hired Tim to orchestrate it. Later that fall, when the show went to Russia, Tim reorchestrated his small five-piece ensemble for a 35-piece orchestra.
The Verge
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app that needs to be updated. The software giant is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the Windows Update orchestration platform, that will enable Windows Update to support any update for apps or drivers in the future. It's focused largely on business apps, but it will be open to any apps or management tools. Windows Update is largely used to update the core parts of Windows right now, alongside key drivers for devices and even install some third-party management apps for peripherals. 'We're building a vision for a unified, intelligent update orchestration platform capable of supporting any update (apps, drivers, etc.) to be orchestrated alongside Windows updates,' explains Angie Chen, a product manager at Microsoft. Most apps on Windows are updated independently, using update mechanisms that developers have created themselves. Microsoft's new Windows Update orchestration platform will let app developers take advantage of scheduled updates based on user activity, battery status, and even sustainable energy timing. Developers will also be able to hook directly into the native Windows Update notifications, and be listed in the app update history part of Windows Update. Microsoft will support MSIX / APPX packaged apps, and even some custom Win32 apps. Any apps that are part of the Windows Update orchestrator will automatically get future improvements to the underlying Windows Update platform, too. Microsoft has tried in the past to convince developers to list their apps in the Microsoft Store, where the store can handle updates or developers can continue to use their own update mechanisms. While the store on Windows has greatly improved in recent years, there are still some missing apps and businesses prefer to update their own line of business apps independently. Microsoft's Windows Package Manager has also tried to solve some of the problems with installing and updating apps on Windows, but it's not a widely used way to install and manage apps outside of power users and developers. Integrating more app updates into Windows Update certainly makes sense for a variety of apps, and it will be interesting to see whether this will be used primarily by businesses or if big developers like Adobe might move over to the Windows Update system instead of a separate installer that runs in the background.
