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The Windows Server 2016 Application Platform – Nano Server, Containers and DevOps
This post was authored by Andrew Mason, Principal Program Manager on the Nano Server team. There has been a lot of press on Nano Server and Containers as new technologies coming in Windows Server 2016. In this blog post we’ll discuss how these two technologies are core pieces of the Windows Server 2016 developer/DevOps solution,![a person standing in front of a computer](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Developer-whiteboard-worksession_Jason_02-300x164.jpg)
Ten reasons you’ll love Windows Server 2016 #10: Nano Server
This is the final post in the “Ten reasons you’ll love Windows Server 2016” series. Earlier today, Mike Neil announced the availability of Technical Preview 5 for Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016. This is an exciting moment, and it coincides with our final installment of the video series, “Ten reasons you’ll love Windows![a woman sitting at a table using a laptop computer](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Developer-in-conference-room-meeting-2-300x164.jpg)
Exploring Nano Server for Windows Server 2016
If you haven’t yet tried Windows Server 2016, today we hope to give you a few more reasons to try out our latest technical preview. On this week’s Microsoft Mechanics show, we feature updates to Nano Server with Jeffrey Snover, Chief Architect, Enterprise Cloud. Nano Server is the new headless deployment option for Windows Server![a man sitting at a table using a laptop in front of a window](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Person-working-on-a-Surface-laptop-300x164.webp)
Developers: Check out the Nano Server installation option in Windows Server 2016
As organizations move toward modern DevOps practices, the role of the operating system needs to evolve to support both the “Dev” and the “Ops” part of the equation. In November we released Technical Preview 4 of Windows Server 2016, including updates for Nano Server, the new headless deployment option. Nano Server loads only the base![a man and a woman looking at a laptop](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Two-people-on-a-tablet-2-300x164.webp)
Moving to Nano Server, the new deployment option in Windows Server 2016
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be publishing more on Windows Server 2016 and the key capabilities coming in the next wave of Microsoft datacenter solutions. In this installment we’ll be looking at Nano Server, the new headless deployment option for Windows Server. Nano Server offers a dramatically reduced footprint, resulting in lower servicing requirements and![a man standing in front of a window](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Developer-in-conference-room-meeting-300x164.jpg)
A Closer Look at Windows Server and Hyper-V Containers with Mark Russinovich
On the season premiere of Microsoft Mechanics, we demo the new container technology within Windows Server 2016, including a hands-on look at Hyper-V Containers with Azure CTO, Mark Russinovich. Containers are one of the hottest topics in cloud and server and with Windows Server 2016, Microsoft is introducing a medley of new technologies including Windows![a person sitting in front of a mirror posing for the camera](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Two-people-on-a-tablet-300x164.webp)
What makes Nano Server so great?
Windows Server is going through an important transformation that’s been 10 years in the making. Nano Server is a deep rethink of the server architecture. The result is a new, lean cloud fabric host and application development platform that’s a mere 5% of the size of Server Core. Its small size reduces security attack risks.![a person sitting in front of a building](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Team-chatting-in-open-workspace-300x164.jpg)
Enterprise-grade virtualization and next-gen app platform
With the releases of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, we made huge improvements across the board in software defined compute, storage, networking and more. We’re regularly hearing about your successes as well as your next round of feature requests J. In these discussions with you, we’ve also noticed the conversation has matured.![a group of people standing in a room](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IT-employees-standing-in-front-of-server.-One-is-holding-a-laptop-and-the-other-is-working-on-the-server-box-300x164.jpg)