Microsoft has detailed a speedy Nano
Server preloaded with born-in-the-
cloud applications and containers, all
of which will make new container
option an important part of Windows
Server 2016.
The purpose-built OS is designed to
cope with the ever changing band of
modern apps and cloud technologies,
which require speed, agility and lower
resource usage than traditional
servers.
At its heart, the Nano Server is a
extremely slimmed down version of
Windows Server. Microsoft has stripped
out the GUI, 32-bit support, MSI and a
range of the other Server Core
components allowing it to provide
faster restarts, better resource
utilization and stricter security. What's
more, it will require fewer software
updates and patches.
The TechNet blog highlighted that
compared to an older Windows Server
it has a 93% lower VHD size, 92%
fewer critical bulletins and 80% faster
reboots.
Beyond performance the Nano Server
also focuses on two different
scenarios. The first being born-in-the-
cloud apps, which it can support
through a wide range of programming
languages and run times running in
containers, virtual machines or on
physical servers. The second scenario,
meanwhile, is the Microsoft Cloud
Platform infrastructure that includes
support for compute clusters running
Hyper-V and storage clusters running
Scale-out File Server.
New container
Alongside this announcement,
Microsoft detailed a new container
option for Windows Server 2016. Called
Hyper-V Containers, they provide an
extra security cushion by running
around the container and not the
whole OS and as such give another
isolation layer. This adds to the
popular Docker containerisation
technology that Microsoft added to the
next version of Windows Server last
year.
Nano Server won't be a part of the
next Windows Server 2016 update due
next month and will instead be added
at a later date.
Server preloaded with born-in-the-
cloud applications and containers, all
of which will make new container
option an important part of Windows
Server 2016.
The purpose-built OS is designed to
cope with the ever changing band of
modern apps and cloud technologies,
which require speed, agility and lower
resource usage than traditional
servers.
At its heart, the Nano Server is a
extremely slimmed down version of
Windows Server. Microsoft has stripped
out the GUI, 32-bit support, MSI and a
range of the other Server Core
components allowing it to provide
faster restarts, better resource
utilization and stricter security. What's
more, it will require fewer software
updates and patches.
The TechNet blog highlighted that
compared to an older Windows Server
it has a 93% lower VHD size, 92%
fewer critical bulletins and 80% faster
reboots.
Beyond performance the Nano Server
also focuses on two different
scenarios. The first being born-in-the-
cloud apps, which it can support
through a wide range of programming
languages and run times running in
containers, virtual machines or on
physical servers. The second scenario,
meanwhile, is the Microsoft Cloud
Platform infrastructure that includes
support for compute clusters running
Hyper-V and storage clusters running
Scale-out File Server.
New container
Alongside this announcement,
Microsoft detailed a new container
option for Windows Server 2016. Called
Hyper-V Containers, they provide an
extra security cushion by running
around the container and not the
whole OS and as such give another
isolation layer. This adds to the
popular Docker containerisation
technology that Microsoft added to the
next version of Windows Server last
year.
Nano Server won't be a part of the
next Windows Server 2016 update due
next month and will instead be added
at a later date.
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