Docker Inc. has launched a new Docker Cloud surface that’s built upon the technology it acquired when it purchased Tutum Inc. for an undisclosed sum in October 2015.

When Docker purchased Tutum, the latter company had less than ten employees and its service was still being offered as a “limitless” free beta. At the time of the deal, Docker said it was buying Tutum due to the integrated set of networking, storage, monitoring and scheduling capabilities it possessed. Whereas alternative container services like those offered by Google and Microsoft are focused on clustering, scheduling and low-level infrastructure tasks, Tutum is able to handle the entire application lifecyle, which means developers can view their apps in a single location. The idea then, was that Docker would be getting its hands on a complete platform to build, ship and run distributed container applications.

Now, that new service has gone live. In a blog posted onto Docker’s website, Tutum co-founder Borja Burgos-Galindo said the new Docker Cloud was available immediately. He said the service “expands on the features of Tutum, brings a tighter integration with Docker Hub, and provides updates and fixes.”

So what we have is much more than just an updated version of Tutum. Now, the key elements of Docker are natively integrated into the platform, such as Docker Hub, Docker ID, and the official Docker repositories. According to Burgos-Galindo, it’s now possible to scale applications with just a few clicks. Meanwhile, the newly integrated build, test and deployment features ensures continuous delivery.

Docker Cloud is set to get even more capabilities like additional collaboration features in the near future, Burgos-Galindo promised.

Docker Cloud users can fire up their first node for free, with additional nodes priced at $0.02 per node, per hour.

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