MS Shop Container

A standard package of software known as a container bundles an application's code together with the related configuration files and libraries, and with the dependencies required for the app to run. This allows developers and IT pros to deploy applications seamlessly across environments.Windows containers allow users to package applications with their dependencies and leverage operating system-level virtualization to provide fast, fully isolated environments on a single system.Containers are packages of software that contain all of the necessary elements to run in any environment. In this way, containers virtualize the operating system and run anywhere, from a private data center to the public cloud or even on a developer's personal laptop.Containers are a form of operating system virtualization. A single container might be used to run anything from a small microservice or software process to a larger application. Inside a container are all the necessary executables, binary code, libraries, and configuration files.A container is a standard unit of software that packages up code and all its dependencies so the application runs quickly and reliably from one computing environment to another.Administrators can use the Nano Server or Server Core container image to create Windows containers and Hyper-V containers.