
Deploying Containers on #Kubernetes Cluster in #Docker for Windows CE and on #Azure AKS
Kubernetes Custer via Docker for Windows CE Edge Docker CE for Windows is Docker designed to run on Windows 10. It is a native Windows application that provides an easy-to-use development environment for building, shipping, and running dockerized apps. Docker ... continue reading

Network start-up and performance improvements in Windows 10 April 2018 Update and Windows Server, version 1803
Increased container density, faster network endpoint creation time, improvements to NAT network throughput, DNS fixes for Kubernetes, and improved developer features A lot of enthusiasm and excitement surrounds the highly anticipated quality improvements to the container ecosystem on Windows; all ... continue reading
SQL Server 2017 on SUSE Enterprise Linux Server offer
This post is authored by John JG Chirapurath, General Manager, Azure Data. Since SQL Server 2017 on Linux was made generally available on October 2, 2017, we have seen tremendous growth in adoption. Weve had ~ 5 million Docker pulls ... continue reading
February Cloud data and AI services training roundup
Looking to transform your business by improving your on-premises environments, accelerating your move to the cloud, and gaining transformative insights from your data? Here’s your opportunity to learn from the experts and ask the questions that help your organization move ... continue reading

Use the Azure Cosmos DB Emulator for local development and testing #Azure #CosmosDB #DevOps #Docker
The Azure Cosmos DB Emulator provides a local environment that emulates the Azure Cosmos DB service for development purposes. Using the Azure Cosmos DB Emulator, you can develop and test your application locally, without creating an Azure subscription or incurring ... continue reading

Docker CE for Windows10 Edge and #Kubernetes Feature Overview #Docker #Containers #DevOps
Docker CE for Windows is Docker designed to run on Windows 10. It is a native Windows application that provides an easy-to-use development environment for building, shipping, and running dockerized apps. Docker CE for Windows uses Windows-native Hyper-V virtualization and ... continue reading

SQL Server 2017 on Linux webcast series
The world’s leading database is now available on Linux by bringing Microsoft SQL Server to Linux, Microsoft continues to embrace open source solutions. SQL Server 2017 brings the best features of the Microsoft relational database engine to the enterprise Linux ... continue reading

WNV Deep Dive Part 6 – Container Networking: Transparent and L2bridge Networks
By James Kehr, Networking Support Escalation Engineer The next Container network type on the list is called, transparent. Production Container workloads, outside of swarms and special Azure circumstances, should be using a transparent network. Unless you need to use L2 ... continue reading

WNV Deep Dive Part 5 – Container Networking: The default NAT network
By James Kehr, Networking Support Escalation Engineer There are, as of this writing, five Container network types in Windows: NAT, Transparent, L2bridge, Overlay, and L2tunnel. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/manage-containers/container-networking This part of the article series will cover the NAT network type. Part 6, ... continue reading

WNV Deep Dive Part 3 – Capturing and Reading Virtualized Network Traffic
By James Kehr, Networking Support Escalation Engineer There are three primary tools used to capture virtual network traffic in Windows: netsh trace, the PowerShell NetEventPacketCapture module, and Message Analyzer. I won’t focus much on Message Analyzer captures here. Most server ... continue reading