Containers

This post was authored by the Microsoft and Docker teams.

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Azure Container Registry supporting a network-close, private registry for Linux and Windows container images.

Announcing Azure Storage Client Library for JavaScript

Today we are happy to announce preview support for some new capabilities that will accelerate development of serverless applications using Azure Functions.

There is a common thread in advancements in cloud computing – they enable a focus on applications rather than the machines running them.

Today organizations are turning to the cloud not only to accelerate – but to transform – their business. Part of the Azure PaaS portfolio, Azure Functions, offers a serverless compute experience for rapid application development and operational agility.

Today, Microsoft announced a new partnership with OpenAI, a nonprofit AI research organization co-founded by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever.

Containers are the next evolution in virtualization, enabling organizations to be more agile than ever before.

In today’s cloud-first world, applications are the vital ingredients that fuel innovation and productivity.

We are happy to announce an exciting new capability we’ve added to the IoT Gateway SDK: Support for Azure Functions. With Azure Functions integration, developers can easily call cloud-based logic from their IoT gateway.

This week at Ignite, we’re unveiling many new Azure capabilities and you’ll see a common meme across these – enabling IT with cloud infrastructure, security capabilities, holistic management, and world-class support for open source.

I am excited to announce today that Azure Service Fabric for Windows Server will be generally available for download at no cost.