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Getting Started with Nano Server

Getting Started with Nano Server

By : Nemnom
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Getting Started with Nano Server

Getting Started with Nano Server

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By: Nemnom

Overview of this book

Nano Server allows developers and operations teams to work closely together and use containers that package applications so that the entire platform works as one. The aim of Nano Server is to help applications run the way they are intended to. It can be used to run and deploy infrastructures (acting as a compute host, storage host, container, or VM guest operating system) without consuming significant resources. Although Nano Server isn't intended to replace Server 2016 or 2012 R2, it will be an attractive choice for developers and IT teams. Want to improve your ability to deploy a new VM and install and deploy container apps within minutes? You have come to the right place! The objective of this book is to get you started with Nano Server successfully. The journey is quite exciting, since we are introducing you to a cutting-edge technology that will revolutionize today's datacenters. We'll cover everything from the basic to advanced topics. You'll discover a lot of added value from using Nano Server, such as hundreds of VM types on a single host through a small footprint, which could be a big plus for you and your company. After reading this book, you will have the necessary skills to start your journey effectively using Nano Server.
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Preface

Thank you for purchasing Getting Started with Nano Server. The book you are holding is the result of 15 years of experience in the IT world and over 17 years of Windows Server experience that started with Windows Server 2000, moved on to Windows Server 2012 R2 and now, includes Windows Server 2016 and Nano Server. Modern data centers need a highly optimized server platform to run infrastructure services, distributed cloud-based applications, and containers apps based on the microservice architecture.

Nano Server is the first operating system released by Microsoft that was designed to deploy less on your servers, have less that you have to patch and reboot, and have fewer components that you actually need on your servers. Nano Server is a much scale down version of Windows Server that was built for higher density and more efficient OS resource utilization. Now moving to the cloud journey with Microsoft Azure, large server installations that have a lot of things installed require patching and rebooting, which interrupts service delivery. Nano Server is a deep refactoring initially focused on the CloudOS infrastructure and born-in-the-cloud applications; these applications were written with cloud patterns that allow you to run on top of Nano Server, and most importantly, highly optimized base OS images for Nano containers, so you can create containerized applications that are much smaller, more manageable, and easily shareable across different environments.

Our aim in this book is to provide you with the information you need to be immediately effective in deploying, managing, and administering Nano Server environments.

We hope that you get as much from reading this book as we did from writing it. Please be sure to post any questions, comments, or suggestions you may have about the book on the online author forum. Your feedback is important to us, in order to develop the best books possible in the future.

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