The platform uses events to trigger functions on serverless platforms from larger cloud providers like AWS' Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Microsoft’s Azure Functions.
A company executive explained that its ability to launch a greenfield network near the beginning of a technology cycle provides the carrier with a significant advantage against its rivals.
Company CEO Rob Bearden reportedly circulated a company-wide email stating that Docker Inc. has been “engaging with investors to secure more financing to continue to execute on our strategy.”
The company is offering Istio in two ways: as an ingress gateway for north-south traffic into the service mesh environment, and as a sidecar proxy to control inter-microservice communication.