Today Microsoft made two announcements around next generation cloud technologies. Microsoft followed up on its joint announcement with Docker last October about bringing a Windows Server Container that brings together Windows and Docker Ecosystem. This is going to be done through new Hyper-V Containers. Microsoft is also announcing a Nano Server for powering born-in-cloud applications as well as the Hyper-V Containers.
Today Microsoft made two announcements around next generation cloud technologies. Microsoft followed up on its joint announcement with Docker last October about bringing a Windows Server Container that brings together Windows and Docker Ecosystem. This is going to be done through new Hyper-V Containers. Microsoft is also announcing a Nano Server for powering born-in-cloud applications as well as the Hyper-V Containers.
The new Hyper-V Containers will have isolation previously reserved only for fully dedicated physical or virtual machines, while maintaining an efficient and agile experience. The containers will have full Docker cross-platform integration and code running in one container remains isolated from the host operating system or other containers running the same host and cannot impact them. Hyper-V containers can be deployed using the same development, programming and management tools one would use for Windows Server Containers and applications developed for Windows Server Containers can be deployed as a Hyper-V Container without modification.
Microsoft is also announcing new Nano Servers, a purpose built OS, that will compliment the Hyper-V containers. The Nano Server provides just the components needed, giving smaller server images, reduced deployment times, decreased bandwidth consumption, and improved uptime and security. The Nano Server is designed to run born-in-the-cloud applications and containers all while having a low resource consumption.
Nano Server benefits compared to traditional servers:
- 93 percent lower VHD size
- 92 percent fewer critical bulletins
- 80 percent fewer reboots
Availability
While specific availability wasn’t given, Microsoft will be going into more detail at their BUILD conference in a few weeks.
