Predicting Space Weather with Docker - Containerized Workflows at NOAA

Explore how a small software team at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center revolutionized their workflow by adopting a containerized approach using Docker. Learn about the transition from a shared-database integration to a microservice-style architecture, and discover the benefits of using Docker with docker-compose and environment files for deployment. Gain insights into creating identical development, staging, and production environments using containers, and understand how this approach has improved collaboration with scientists dealing with complex library dependencies. Delve into the team's experiences, persistent challenges, and lessons learned from their Docker implementation. This 30-minute Docker conference talk, presented by Chris Lauer from NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, builds upon a popular hallway track from DockerCon 2019 and offers valuable insights for teams considering similar architectural shifts.