The latest Windows server release improves container support significantly, ready for you to shift your code to the hybrid cloud. Microsoft’s big cloud bet is a hybrid cloud, services that can either ...

Move over, Docker, and make room for Microsoft in the emerging market for software containers. Microsoft has released a technical preview of the first publicly available version of Windows Server ...

Microsoft on Thursday announced a preview of a new full "Server" container image option for Windows Server 2022 when it uses the "desktop experience." The new Server container image "will be available ...

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Microsoft launched the fourth technical preview for the next version of Windows Server on Thursday, giving the public access to its new Hyper-V Container feature. It’s a powerful tool that gives ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the "general availability" (GA) commercial release of Windows Server containers for use with the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The availability of production-grade ...

Yes, running Windows containers in Kubernetes can work. But it’s not as simple as it seems. The operating system container, which isolates just the essential parts of the operating system that are ...

Hoping to build on the success of Docker-based Linux containers, Microsoft has developed a container technology to run on its Windows Server operating system. “We’re finding that interest in ...

Microsoft continues to put more of its focus into the container space, announcing updates to several platforms serving the market. Those include its Nano Server and Server Core products, and increased ...

When most people think of application containers – one of the most popular new trends in how software is built and run by developers – they associate the technology very closely with Linux. Now, ...

Microsoft has taken some steps to begin reducing the size of its Windows Server Container images. It has also announced future plans to undock Edge and make it an optional component. Microsoft has ...