Microsoft has expanded its cloudy support for Docker, adding Docker Machine to Azure and Hyper-V, and supporting Docker Swarm.
With the release of Docker Machine 1.0 Beta, Redmond has blogged that users can create a host under Windows using the lightweight Linux boot2docker.
Docker Machine is designed for an easy install. As the Docker blog explains, it’s designed to create Docker Engines on whatever target iron you have in mind (your own metal or in the cloud), and configure the client to talk to them. As well as Azure it supports Amazon EC2, DigitalOcean, Google Compute Engine, OpenStack, Rackspace, SoftLayer, VirtualBox, and VMWare Fusion, vCloud Air and vSphere.
Today, big Silicon Valley names like Google and Twitter run their online services across thousands of machines. And to efficiently execute their software with so much hardware in the mix, they use the open source Linux operating system and a technology called “containers.” What they don’t use is Windows.
Microsoft’s flagship operating system operates quite differently from Linux—which could be a problem as containers become the preferred way of computing in the cloud. But now, as so many others follow the lead of giants like Google and Twitter, Microsoft is reshaping Windows so that it doesn’t get left behind.
In the fall, Microsoft announced that it would add Linux-like container technology to a future version of Windows. Today, the company revealed that it’s also developing a super-slim version of Windows that will run what it describes as a new kind of container—one that provides an added level of security. The OS is called Windows Server Nano.
Summary:Microsoft confirms it will have a Nano Server mode in Windows Server 2016, along with new Hyper-V containerization technology.
Microsoft is positioning Nano Server as an optimal platform on which to run Windows Server containers.
Microsoft officials plan to demonstrate the Windows Server container technology (but not the Hyper-V containers) at the Build conference in San Francisco in late April, officials said today.
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.
Windows Server Containers will be able to run applications specifically built for Windows Server and .Net
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 containers is very high,” said Mike Schutz, who runs cloud platform product marketing for Microsoft. Twenty percent of Azure users deploy Linux and a significant number of those users run Docker containers, he said.
The Windows Server Container can be used to package an application so it can be easily moved across different servers. It uses a similar approach to Docker’s, in that all the containers running on a single server all share the same operating system kernel, making them smaller and more responsive than standard virtual machines.
Unlike Docker, which uses Linux as its core operating system, Windows Server Container will rely on the Windows Server operating system. This will allow organizations to package into containers their applications specifically built to run on Windows Server, and Microsoft’s .Net framework.
Microsoft will demonstrate these new container technologies at its Build developer conference in San Francisco this month.
Containers, containers, containers: Microsoft is buying Deis, a San Francisco-based Kubernetes orchestration specialist for an undisclosed amount.
Microsoft is looking to make use of San Francisco-based Deis’ technology to round out its Windows and Linux container portfolio, said Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Cloud and Enterprise, in an April 10 blog post. The acquisition is part of Microsoft’s quest to ensuring Azure is the best place to run containerized workloads, Guthrie blogged.
In his own blog post, Gabe Monroy, chief technology officer of Deis, said the Deis team will continue with its contributions to Workflow, Helm, and Steward, as well as “maintaining our deep engagement with the Kubernetes community.”
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Microsoft Swarms all over Docker Machines
Embrace, extend, hmm, what’s that last one?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/02/microsoft_swarms_towards_docker_machines/
Microsoft has expanded its cloudy support for Docker, adding Docker Machine to Azure and Hyper-V, and supporting Docker Swarm.
With the release of Docker Machine 1.0 Beta, Redmond has blogged that users can create a host under Windows using the lightweight Linux boot2docker.
Docker Machine is designed for an easy install. As the Docker blog explains, it’s designed to create Docker Engines on whatever target iron you have in mind (your own metal or in the cloud), and configure the client to talk to them. As well as Azure it supports Amazon EC2, DigitalOcean, Google Compute Engine, OpenStack, Rackspace, SoftLayer, VirtualBox, and VMWare Fusion, vCloud Air and vSphere.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Microsoft Is Making a Stripped-Down Windows to Rival Linux
http://www.wired.com/2015/04/super-slim-windows-microsoft-eyes-future-cloud-computing/
Today, big Silicon Valley names like Google and Twitter run their online services across thousands of machines. And to efficiently execute their software with so much hardware in the mix, they use the open source Linux operating system and a technology called “containers.” What they don’t use is Windows.
Microsoft’s flagship operating system operates quite differently from Linux—which could be a problem as containers become the preferred way of computing in the cloud. But now, as so many others follow the lead of giants like Google and Twitter, Microsoft is reshaping Windows so that it doesn’t get left behind.
In the fall, Microsoft announced that it would add Linux-like container technology to a future version of Windows. Today, the company revealed that it’s also developing a super-slim version of Windows that will run what it describes as a new kind of container—one that provides an added level of security. The OS is called Windows Server Nano.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft to add virtualized containers, Nano Server mode to Windows Server 2016
Microsoft to add virtualized containers, Nano Server mode to Windows Server 2016
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-add-virtualized-containers-nano-server-mode-to-windows-server-2016/
Summary:Microsoft confirms it will have a Nano Server mode in Windows Server 2016, along with new Hyper-V containerization technology.
Microsoft is positioning Nano Server as an optimal platform on which to run Windows Server containers.
Microsoft officials plan to demonstrate the Windows Server container technology (but not the Hyper-V containers) at the Build conference in San Francisco in late April, officials said today.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Microsoft Creates a Docker-Like Container For Windows
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/04/09/014258/microsoft-creates-a-docker-like-container-for-windows
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.
Microsoft creates a container for Windows
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/572213/microsoft-creates-container-windows/
Windows Server Containers will be able to run applications specifically built for Windows Server and .Net
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 containers is very high,” said Mike Schutz, who runs cloud platform product marketing for Microsoft. Twenty percent of Azure users deploy Linux and a significant number of those users run Docker containers, he said.
The Windows Server Container can be used to package an application so it can be easily moved across different servers. It uses a similar approach to Docker’s, in that all the containers running on a single server all share the same operating system kernel, making them smaller and more responsive than standard virtual machines.
Unlike Docker, which uses Linux as its core operating system, Windows Server Container will rely on the Windows Server operating system. This will allow organizations to package into containers their applications specifically built to run on Windows Server, and Microsoft’s .Net framework.
Microsoft will demonstrate these new container technologies at its Build developer conference in San Francisco this month.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft to buy Kubernetes container-orchestration vendor Deis
Microsoft to buy Kubernetes container-orchestration vendor Deis
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-buy-kubernetes-orchestration-vendor-deis/
Containers, containers, containers: Microsoft is buying Deis, a San Francisco-based Kubernetes orchestration specialist for an undisclosed amount.
Microsoft is looking to make use of San Francisco-based Deis’ technology to round out its Windows and Linux container portfolio, said Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Cloud and Enterprise, in an April 10 blog post. The acquisition is part of Microsoft’s quest to ensuring Azure is the best place to run containerized workloads, Guthrie blogged.
In his own blog post, Gabe Monroy, chief technology officer of Deis, said the Deis team will continue with its contributions to Workflow, Helm, and Steward, as well as “maintaining our deep engagement with the Kubernetes community.”