Taylor Brown - Windows Containers

Taylor Brown, Group Program Manager at Microsoft, joins the show to discuss Windows containers. We discuss the origins and development of Windows containers, as well ass their impact on Microsoft's services and the broader tech community. He emphasizes the importance of open source collaboration and the integration of Windows containers with Docker, which paved the way for Microsoft's improved relationship with open source projects. He shares recent advancements in Windows containers include enhanced stability, performance, and interoperability with Linux containers, benefiting large-scale services like Microsoft 365. Taylor gives some insights into ongoing projects like the integration of eBPF and the potential of WebAssembly as well as why and how people should learn about Windows containers.

The links for learning and getting started for Windows containers that he mentioned are https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/deploy-manage-monitor-wincontainers-aks/ and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/windows-server/blog/containers and you can find him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorbro

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:26 The starting point of Windows containers
• 10:09 What happened recently in Windows containers
• 13:03 Insights into the status of Artifact Streaming (aka Project Teleport) and Azure Container Storage
• 19:07 The future of Windows containers
• 24:44 The impact and potential of WebAssembly
• 29:50 The benefits and USPs of Windows containers
• 33:30 How to get started and learn about Windows containers
• 35:36 Outro: eMail triage, morning coffees and how to find Taylor online