The deal with Docker was inked a few months back. Now Microsoft describes how to create a Docker VM that hosts any number of containers for your apps running in Azure.

Azure will also support Docker’s open orchestration APIs, so that developers will be able to create a multi-container Dockerized application.

On June 22, the Linux Foundation announced the formation of the Open Container Project (OCP), an influential alliance tasked with advancing Docker, CoreOS and other open-source container platforms.

Docker, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure and AWS ECS and ESK, are the leading technology container tools being used by SMB and enterprise customers in 2023, says Flexera’s new cloud report.

Docker is rolling out new public betas of its Docker app for Windows 10 and Mac, as well as private betas of Docker 1.12 for Azure and AWS.

Much of Azure's promise relates to dynamic flexibility, yet the design of Docker containers can cause lag when used in a truly serverless environment like Azure. That's the disconnect that ...