Docker Containers coming to Windows Server

Containers are a powerful means of cleanly isolating applications without the tremendous overhead of having each application running in its own virtual machine. So far, the Docker project brought containers to the Linux operating system(s).


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Keywords: Windows Server, Docker, Containers, Virtualization

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