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Play by Play: The Application Platform in Windows Server 2016

There are many benefits to developing applications for Nano Server. In this course, Andrew Mason from the Windows Server team at Microsoft discusses these benefits and how Nano Server provides just enough OS for next-gen distributed applications.

Beginner
1h 3m
(19)

Created by Jason Helmick

Last Updated Apr 08, 2021

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Play by Play: The Application Platform in Windows Server 2016

There are many benefits to developing applications for Nano Server. In this course, Andrew Mason from the Windows Server team at Microsoft discusses these benefits and how Nano Server provides just enough OS for next-gen distributed applications.

Beginner
1h 3m
(19)

Created by Jason Helmick

Last Updated Apr 08, 2021

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Developing high-quality applications just became easier than ever with the release of Windows Server 2016 and its Nano Server cloud application platform. In this course, Play by Play: The Application Platform in Windows Server 2016, Andrew Mason from the Windows Server and Services team shows how Windows Server 2016 transforms the application platform and resolves the interface between Devs and Ops. You'll learn about the Nano Server, application deployment options on Windows Server 2016 (physical host, guest VM, and containers), how reverse forwarders simplify migrating legacy applications to Windows Server 2016, and how packaging applications is easier than ever. By the end of this course, you'll be excited about integrating Nano Server in your application platform and ready to get started.

Play by Play: The Application Platform in Windows Server 2016
Beginner
1h 3m
(19)
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Jason Helmick is an author for Pluralsight. His IT career spans more than 25 years or enterprise consulting on a variety of technologies, with a focus on strategic IT business planning. He’s a highly successful IT author, columnist, lecturer, and instructor, specializing in automation practices for the IT pro.

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