Microsoft is building new container technologies into the next Windows Server release, enabling Dockerized applications to run on Windows Server on-premises or on Azure.



From All About Microsoft:

Microsoft is building "new container technologies" into the Windows Server update expected by mid 2015. Customers will be able to create Docker container applications that will run on Windows Server on-premises or hosted on Windows Server Next running in a virtual machine on Microsoft's Azure cloud.

Docker is an open source engine that automates application deployment. Docker uses containers, in lieu of virtual machines, to enable multiple applications to be run at once on the same server. IBM, Rackspace and Google — along with major Linux vendors like Canonical and Red Hat — are all onboard in their support of Docker.

  Docker container support coming to Microsofts next Windows Server release