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Introduction to containers

Introduction to containers - Windows Server Tutorial

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Introduction to containers

- [Instructor] Throughout this course, we'll be running a lot of different containers on Windows Server. If you're still wondering what exactly a container is, then this lesson is for you. If, on the other hand, you already feel comfortable with the definition of containers, then I encourage you to move onto the next module where we get started installing our first Windows container host. Containers have a number of different qualities. First off, containers are flexible. They allow any application, Windows or Linux, no matter how complex, to be stored in this thing called a container. And since they're so flexible, they work with just about any application out there. Containers are also lightweight. You don't have to install any operating system in the container because the container's going to leverage the host operating system. Containers share the kernel with the running operating system. Containers are also interchangeable. They can be easily updated or replaced as needed. One…

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