There was a time when trade secrets were actually secret, but now there is a move to more open-source environments and an attitude of collaboration. Atlassian Pty. Ltd. is creating a technological ecosystem that encourages cooperation and rewards collaboration.

Bryant Lee, head of Ecosystem, Software Teams, at Atlassian, talked with John Furrier (@furrier) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the DockerCon 2016 event about Atlassian and the ecosystem it has created.

One big happy family

Atlassian has created a huge ecosystem, one where partners rely heavily on one another to fill in the gaps on various projects. It has become a company with a very unique model and, in fact, has no direct sales team. Instead, it relies on word of mouth and premium software to promulgate its success. Even without a team reaching out to enterprises, Atlassian’s ecosystem “continues to support,” said Lee.

There way partners involved in the ecosystem help one another create unique solutions to their variety of problems is innovative and effective.

Getting Docked

Even with Atlassian’s massive ecosystem, it is still able to integrate with a multitude of software and hardware. In fact, a lot of Atlassian is built on top of and in tandem with Docker, a software containerization platform. By using containers, it is able to more seamlessly deliver and transfer programming solutions and bug fixes. It has even created add-ons that integrated with Docker to create more entry points for users.

With so much flexibility in data transferals, it can be easy to get lost in translation. To make sure everyone involved on a project is up to speed, Atlassian streamlines communication between its business units, as well as between partners in its ecosystem.

As more consumers look into the deployment and leveraging of containers, the demand becomes more insane. To provide the best possible environment in this growing industry, Atlassian is “doubling down on developer experience.” Lee stated.

Watch the full video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of the DockerCon 2016. Plus, join in on the conversation by CrowdChatting live with theCUBE hosts.

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