Microsoft Creates a Docker-Like Container For Windows

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 8, 2015 @09:31PM from the imitation-is-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery dept.

angry tapir writes 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. 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.

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Re:Finally ... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-09 03:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Since building a FreeNAS server and using the generic Jails I've lost all desire to figure out Docker or ESXi. Jails does exactly what I need: A separate 'space' to play around in without mucking up my main system.
It's hosted on ZFS. I can snapshot a jail at any time using the file system (not the virtualization app).
It also Just Works(tm)