--- title: "Ever wondered how many AWS workloads run on docker?" page_name: "Ever wondered how many AWS workloads run on Docker?" type: "blog" slug: "docker-usage-aws" published_at: "2017-03-13" modified_at: "2025-05-09" url: "https://www.sumologic.com/blog/docker-usage-aws" canonical: "https://www.sumologic.com/blog/docker-usage-aws" markdown_url: "https://www.sumologic.com/blog/docker-usage-aws.md" lang: "en" excerpt: "Learn how AWS customers architect their modern applications including how many use Docker containers to host their workload. Report by Sumo Logic." taxonomy_blog_category: - "AWS" - "Containers" --- [ All blogs ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog "blog")[AWS](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/aws), [Containers](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/containers) # Ever wondered how many AWS workloads run on Docker? [Kalyan Ramanathan](#blog-author-block-179) March 13, 2017 1 min read [AWS](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/aws), [Containers](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/containers) ##### Table of contents Containers technologies like Docker enable DevOps teams to build, ship, and run distributed applications more efficiently. Docker is also an excellent infrastructure choice to build microservices. But do you know how many AWS workloads run on Docker? The Sumo Logic State of the Modern App report is the first of its kind that provides data-driven insights and best practices to help companies build, run and secure their modern applications more effectively. How did we get this this data – this report is based on insights from 1,000+ customers using Sumo Logic’s machine data analytics platform. Other insights in this report includes: - How many AWS customers use Lambda? - What are the common databases in AWS? - What solutions are used to secure AWS applications? [Click here to download State of Modern Applications in AWS Report.](/wp-content/uploads/Sumo-Logic_State-of-Modern-Apps_Nov2016_12022016.pdf) ### Article Tags - [AWS](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/aws) - [Containers](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/containers) Kalyan Ramanathan Kalyan has more than 20 years of experience in software and marketing and brings a a deep understanding of the IT operations and management market. Prior to Sumo Logic, Kalyan was the VP of Product Marketing at AppDynamics. He has also served as CMO at Crittercism, VP of Marketing at Electric Cloud and as Senior Director of Product Marketing at Opsware/HP. Kalyan began his career at Intel and has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. [](https://www.sumologic.com/feed "RSS Feed")[](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Ever%20wondered%20how%20many%20AWS%20workloads%20run%20on%20Docker%3F&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sumologic.com%2Fblog%2Fdocker-usage-aws "X")[](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sumologic.com%2Fblog%2Fdocker-usage-aws "Facebook")[](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sumologic.com%2Fblog%2Fdocker-usage-aws "Linkedin") [Previous blog Provide Real-Time Insights To Users Without A Sumo Logic Account](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/real-time-insights-view-only)[Next blog ELK stack vs. Sumo Logic: Building or buying value?](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/elk-stack-vs-sumologic) People who read this also enjoyed [ Eight best practices for a successful cloud migration strategy June 16, 2026 ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/best-practices-for-cloud-migration-strategy)[ OCSF for Security Hub: Sumo Logic and AWS speaking the same language September 30, 2025 ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/sumo-logic-aws-ocsf-security-hub)[ Enhance your cloud security visibility with the updated AWS CloudTrail app July 16, 2025 ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/enhance-your-cloud-security-visibility-with-updated-aws-cloudtrail-app)[ How to create and monitor an AWS Lambda function in Java 11 April 15, 2025 ](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/how-to-write-aws-lambda-function-in-java8) [AI Instructions](https://www.sumologic.com/ai-instructions.md)