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Date: 12/31/2018
ACR Build (Preview) Now Supported In All Public Regions
ACR Build, a native container build capability of the Azure Container Registry is now available in...
Date: 07/25/2018
Azure Container Registry Build Supports All Windows Versions (Preview of Preview)
ACR Build, a cloud-native container build capability of the Azure Container Registry now supports...
Date: 07/16/2018
Key Differences between VM and Container Vulnerability Scanning
As we explore the various options for integrating vulnerability scanning into containers running in...
Date: 06/27/2018
ACR Build OS & Framework Patching Now Supports Docker Hub
In May we announced the public preview of ACR Build, enabling OS & Framework patching. When we...
Date: 06/11/2018
How ACR Build Id's are generated
As you use ACR Build, for OS & Framework patching, native container builds, or validating a...
Date: 05/18/2018
Docker Tagging: Best practices for tagging and versioning docker images
In any new tech, there are lots of thoughts around “best practices”. When a tech is new, what makes...
Date: 03/01/2018
Relaxing ACR storage limits, with tools to self manage
When we created the tiered SKUs for ACR, we built the three tiers with the following scenarios in...
Date: 02/02/2018
Working with ACR Geo-replication notifications
Azure Container Registry geo-replication enables a single control plane across the global footprint...
Date: 01/29/2018
OS & Framework Patching with Docker Containers - a paradigm shift
Thinking of containers, we think of the easy packaging of our app, along with its dependencies. The...
Date: 12/20/2017
.NET and MultiStage Dockerfiles
A while back I talked about building optimized docker images. (Building Optimized Docker Images with...
Date: 09/11/2017
Deploying Docker Images from the Azure Container Registry to Azure Container Instances
In just a few minutes you can easily deploy Docker Container Images using just a context menu from...
Date: 07/28/2017
New Azure Container Registry SKUs
We recently released a preview of new Azure Container Registry SKUs, along with an overview...
Date: 07/25/2017
Docker for Windows, Creators Update and Volume Sharing Linux Containers
If you're attempting to use Volume Sharing with Docker for Windows after you've installed the...
Date: 05/18/2017
Balancing change: feedback + learning / impact to customers = change
I was reading a post about the frustration a customer had around the constant change. First, I do...
Date: 01/10/2017
Visual Studio Docker tools support for Visual Studio 2015 and 2017
With the Visual Studio 2017 RC release, we've started down the path to finally shipping an official...
Date: 11/22/2016
Azure Container Registry User Accounts; Single, Multi, Admin and Service Principals
The Azure Container Registry went into public preview yesterday. We're excited to add this core...
Date: 11/17/2016
Patching Docker Containers - The Balance of Secure and Functional
PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, CaaS, … The cloud is evolving at a rapid pace. We have increasingly more options...
Date: 10/15/2016
Building Optimized Docker Images with ASP.NET Core
If you're exploring docker, you'll often see dockerfiles that demonstrate the simplicity of building...
Date: 09/29/2016
Docker for Windows, Network Shares and $ in your password
If you've been using our docker tools you've noticed we depend highly on network sharing for Docker...
Date: 08/08/2016
Configuring Docker for Windows Shared Drives / Volume Mounting with AD
If you've had a chance to work with the Docker for Windows beta, you've seen the promise for how...
Date: 06/14/2016
Building .NET Core Linux Docker Images with Visual Studio Team Services
If you've been wondering how to build a .NET Core app into a Docker image using VSTS, well here's...
Date: 06/13/2016
Defaulting to Docker for Windows with Docker Tools for Visual Studio
When using Docker Tools for Visual Studio, we default the Docker host to use Docker Toolbox. Or,...
Date: 05/31/2016
Docker Containers as the new Binaries of deployment
In prep for .NET Conf, I was asked by Vaso to explain some of the benefits of containers. I was...
Date: 05/26/2016
Creating Docker Hosts in Azure w/Docker-Machine 0.7.0
Last week, Docker released version 0.7.0 of Docker-Machine. You can get the latest docker-machine...
Date: 04/19/2016
Docker-Machine and Visual Studio Tools for Docker
If you're using Docker Tools for Visual Studio, version 0.14 or later, you'll notice that we depend...
Date: 04/06/2016
Some great docker tools
Here's a few docker tools I've started using to help diagnose issues: Simple Docker UI offered by...
Date: 03/25/2016
Clear-History Powershell Doesnt Clear the History
PowerShell turns out has a great memory, and can help you with those tedious list of commands you've...
Date: 03/25/2016
Docker For Windows Beta Released
Today, docker announced and released a replacement for Docker Toolbox. There are many...
Date: 03/24/2016
I'm speaking at VSLive Vegas. Come here more about Docker and Azure
Come join the fun at At VSLive Las Vegas, where I'll be presenting our latest Docker Tooling and how...
Date: 02/22/2016
Developing ASP.NET Apps in Docker Containers
This week we released our latest Docker Tools for Visual Studio which continues our journey for...
Date: 02/19/2016
Help improve Docker Container Tooling
The Microsoft Cloud Platform tooling team is looking for customers that are already using Linux...
Date: 08/24/2015
Windows Container Video Series
The Windows Container Team has been working to provide some content, including a series of videos...
Date: 08/24/2015
Why doesn't Docker Tools for Visual Studio 2015 show the [New] button?
If you've attempted to install the Docker Tools for Visual Studio - August Release, starting on...
Date: 08/24/2015
Deploying to Linux & Windows Docker Containers
Last week we shipped an update to the Docker Tools for Visual Studio adding support for Windows...
Date: 08/24/2015
VSLive 2015, Connected Services & Docker Tools for .NET Presentations
Last week, i had the opportunity to talk about Connected Services and Docker Tools for .NET Thanks...
Date: 08/17/2015
Connecting to Azure Storage with Visual Studio 2015 RC
To get a feel of the productivity we're adding in Visual Studio 2015 for connecting to services,...
Date: 05/15/2015
Visual Studio 2015 Connected Services in 7 minutes
A quick overview in prep for //build & ignite...
Date: 05/01/2015
//build session: On the Shoulders of Giants: Building Apps that Consume Modern SaaS Endpoints with Visual Studio 2015
Dave Carrol @DCarroll and I just finished presenting a session for consuming services using the new...
Date: 04/29/2015
Visual Studio 2015 CTP6 and Salesforce Connected Services
Just a quick note that with the release of Visual Studio 2015 CTP 6, we've updated the Connected...
Date: 02/23/2015
Are you building apps for, or customizing SharePoint 2013 with the new App Model? Microsoft would like your feedback.
Are you willing to provide input & feedback that will help us make Visual Studio better for...
Date: 04/14/2014
Looking for LOB Developers
We’re looking to speak with companies that are building internal, enterprise, LOB...
Date: 03/12/2014
Building Dashboards with LightSwitch
This morning we published a walkthrough for building Dashboard reports using Visual Studio...
Date: 04/22/2013
Changing the color theme for Outlook 2013
If you’ve upgraded to Outlook 2013 and are struggling with the new softer look, and missing...
Date: 02/11/2013
Offline Microsoft Silverlight Applications
At Tech Ed US in Atlanta this week I presented a session for building Offline Silvelright...
Date: 05/18/2011
Heading to Tech Ed to talk about Silverlight Offline Applications
Looking forward to a week with business like geeks, grounded in business, but finding a way to make...
Date: 05/15/2011
Building In Browser Experiences with Silverlight 5 Mix 11
Here's my deck from one of our Silverlight 5 sessions @ Mix 11. We'll be creating a Forum for...
Date: 04/14/2011