We are a small startup and host on Softlayer (we are part of their startup program). I would postulate this - if you are using AWS, you will not need a lot of

We are a small startup and host on Softlayer (we are part of their startup program). I would postulate this - if you are using AWS, you will not need a lot of what Docker provides. But if you are hosting your own servers, then Docker provides close-to-metal performance with stateless behavior. For example, when Heartbleed or Shellshock or POODLE hit the ecosystem, it took us 1 hour to recreate all our servers and be compliant. My biggest complaint and wishlist is for Docker to roll-in Fig inside itself. The flexibility to compose services/stacks is very useful and Fig claims to be too closely tied to Orchard.