Windows Containers: Understanding Images and Layers


While it is easy to grasp the basic idea of how containers work and how they differ from virtual machines (VM), understanding container images and layers is a bit more complicated.

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Critical Flaw In Windows Containers

Just a few days prior to its monthly patch release, Microsoft released an emergency patch for a critical vulnerability in the Windows Host Compute Service Shim (hcsshim) library that could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on Windows compute… Continue reading Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Critical Flaw In Windows Containers

Amazon’s EC2 Container Service adds support for Windows Containers

 With the launch of Windows Server 2016 three months ago, Microsoft gave its users the ability to use the Docker engine to run containers on Windows server. This meant developers could now package their Windows executables into containers and run … Continue reading Amazon’s EC2 Container Service adds support for Windows Containers

Are Containers the Future of the Cloud?

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I wonder out loud if containers are the future of the cloud, and if other types of infrastructure or platform solutions for running code have a long-term future. Please read what I think and then join the conversation below to let us know your views. How Cloud Is Being Used Now My view of how […]

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Sponsored: Securing Windows Containers with Hyper-V

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A malicious user could break out of a container if they uncover a design fault in the implementation of containers or an unpatched OS vulnerability. However, Windows Server addresses these security challenges by providing the option to place containers into Hyper-V partitions

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ContainerX’s container management platform caters to both Linux and Windows shops

2294098768_cbe540b30c_o When it comes to choosing a container management platform, you’re spoiled for choice these days. If you want an out-of-the-box multi-tenant platform that supports both Linux and Windows, though, you don’t quite have as many options. ContainerX, which is launching out of beta today, supports both Docker and Windows Containers (still experimental for now, as Microsoft… Read More Continue reading ContainerX’s container management platform caters to both Linux and Windows shops