Microsoft Ignite Kicks Off With Docker, Azure Stack & AI

Microsoft is adding the commercial version of the Docker Engine into Windows Server 2016, continuing the company's efforts to reach out to include Linux in its plans. The announcement, made this morning at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Atlanta, coincides with the official launch of Windows Server 2016, which is due to reach general availability in October. It means that Docker will now run on Windows, but in a way, it's also a step in Microsoft's efforts to keep Azure open. Under CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has not only embraced the cloud but has also accepted the importance of Linux there. Windows could have continued with its own form of containers, but it's now embraced Docker.