Microsoft has announced Azure Marketplace's first Docker image: Docker on Ubuntu Server by Canonical and Microsoft Open Tech



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In June, Microsoft Azure delivered support for Docker containers on Linux VMs, opening the door for the ecosystem of Dockerized Linux applications to run within Azure. Microsoft has had to recognize that its customers are running a mix of Windows Server and Linux workloads with Azure. Then, In October, Microsoft outlined many enhancements to the Azure platform. Among those announcements, Microsoft said that Azure is embracing Docker as a core part of application and infrastructure investments going forward. Now, the company has a fully integrated Docker engine on an Ubuntu image, available in the Azure Marketplace.

  Microsoft Offers Ubuntu Image with Docker Engine in Azure Marketplace