---
title: "#112: Linux Containers to Run Natively on Windows Server"
publication: "StatusCode Weekly"
issue: 112
published_at: "2017-04-19"
canonical_url: "https://weekly.statuscode.com/issues/112"
---

WebOps Weekly 112   . 

The latest Web operations, HTTP, and Web performance news -[Read this on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/112) 

[![WebOps Weekly\](http://webopsweekly.com/images/webops-header.png)](http://webopsweekly.com) Issue 112 — April 19, 2017     

[Linux Containers to Run Natively on Windows Server](https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/hybridcloud/2017/04/18/dockercon-2017-powering-new-linux-innovations-with-hyper-v-isolation-and-windows-server/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news The Linux-oriented nature of Docker hasn’t escaped Microsoft’s attention, but soon Windows stack developers will be able to ‘run any container image regardless of their platform’. Microsoft Windows Server Team [Moby: Docker's Open Framework to Assemble Container Systems](https://blog.docker.com/2017/04/introducing-the-moby-project/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news The Moby Project is a new open-source project to advance the containerization movement. _“[Docker is transitioning](https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/32691) all of its open source collaborations to the Moby project going forward.”_ Docker [Try Codeship Basic: simple hosted CI that works out of the box](https://codeship.com/features/basic?utm_source=email-sponsorship&utm_medium=cpc-webops-weekly-primary&utm_campaign=cooper-basic-features-signup-campaign) Get set up with our hosted Continuous Integration service in under 3 minutes with Codeship Basic. Join thousands of happy customers like InvisionApp & Whole Foods. Try it for free today. 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Konstantin Pavlov, NGINX Inc.​ [Architecture of Giants: Data Stacks at Facebook, Netflix, Airbnb, and Pinterest](https://blog.keen.io/architecture-of-giants-data-stacks-at-facebook-netflix-airbnb-and-pinterest-9b7cd881af54?s=m3&utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) story Simple event data infrastructure diagrams from several fast-scaling companies. Michelle Wetzler [Weathervane: A Benchmarking Tool for Virtualized Infrastructure](https://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2017/04/weathervane-performance-benchmarking-now-open-source.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools A newly open sourced tool that places a controlled load within a computing environment via a ‘realistic’ application and then simulates users interacting with said app. VMware [Bolt: Netflix's On-Instance Diagnostic and Remediation Platform](http://techblog.netflix.com/2017/04/introducing-bolt-on-instance-diagnostic.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools No code as yet, but it’s interesting to see a tool Netflix uses to manage issues within its extensive AWS-hosted infrastructure. Netflix [How Reddit Built A High Traffic Pixel Art Gallery](https://redditblog.com/2017/04/13/how-we-built-rplace/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) story Reddit built an interactive pixel art system (called _/r/place_) that had to work with 100,000s of users from day one. This fascinating post goes into the details including why Cassandra was rejected as a data store, and how Redis was used. Reddit Jobs [Site Reliability Engineer (Remote)](https://boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/jobs/648827?gh_jid=648827&gh_src=m5suqc1#.WPcrzhLyuV4) Work with a dynamic team and be responsible for reliability, scalability, performance, and automation capabilities of our core infrastructure. Vox Media, Inc.​ In brief [AWS Lambda Now Supports Python 3.6](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/aws-lambda-supports-python-3-6/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Amazon Web Services [Netflix Serving 90Gb/s+ From Single Machines Using Tuned FreeBSD](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14128637&utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Hacker News [Amazon Picks Up Portions of MIT's 18.0.0.0/8 IPv4 Range](https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/668ffg/another_8_bites_the_dust/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news For example, 18.145/16. ARIN [Red Hat's Ansible 2.3 DevOps Tool Released](http://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hats-ansible-2-3-devops-tool-released/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Steven J.​ Vaughan-Nichols [Azure Surpasses AWS as the Public Cloud of Choice?](http://www.computerworld.com/article/3186756/cloud-computing/azure-surpasses-aws-as-the-public-cloud-of-choice.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news A new survey found that Azure has opened up a sizeable lead over AWS. Computer World [Integrating MongoDB, Twilio and AWS SES with Step Functions](https://www.mongodb.com/blog/post/integrating-mongodb-atlas-twilio-and-aws-simple-email-service-with-aws-step-functions?jmp=cpress&utm_campaign=WW_CP_newsletter_sponsorship_FY17Q2&utm_content=sponsored&utm_medium=display&utm_source=webopsweekly) Step Functions were introduced late last year and are still relatively unknown, despite their incredible potential. MONGODBsponsored [How to Use Elasticsearch, Logstash, & Kibana to Manage NGINX Logs](https://qbox.io/blog/elasticsearch-logstash-kibana-manage-nginx-logs?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Adam Vanderbush [.NET Core and SQL Server in Docker - Part 1: Building The Service](http://blog.kontena.io/dot-net-core-and-sql-server-in-docker/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Daniel Battaglia [On How Heroku Built Its Continuous Integration Feature](https://blog.heroku.com/building-tools-for-developers-heroku-ci?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) story Heroku [How Google Makes Its Cloud Faster with 'Espresso'](https://www.blog.google/topics/google-cloud/making-google-cloud-faster-more-available-and-cost-effective-extending-sdn-public-internet-espresso/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) story In production for 2 years, Espresso is Google’s peering edge architecture and the latest tool in its Software Defined Networking (SDN) strategy. Google [The Evolution of Container Usage at Netflix](http://techblog.netflix.com/2017/04/the-evolution-of-container-usage-at.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) story Ruslan Meshenberg [The Benefits of Server-Side Rendering Over Client-Side Rendering](https://medium.com/walmartlabs/the-benefits-of-server-side-rendering-over-client-side-rendering-5d07ff2cefe8?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) story Walmart Labs [Building Scalable and Resilient Web Apps with Microsoft Azure](https://pusher.com/sessions/meetup/dotnetsheff/building-scalable-and-resilient-web-apps-with-microsoft-azure?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) video Steve Spencer [Want More Insight Into Errors Than New Relic? ✅](https://rollbar.com/webopsweekly) See how Rollbar pairs perfectly with New Relic to give you greater coverage + much more insight into application errors. 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