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Category: Containers

Solaris Support

It’s official! Oracle has extended Solaris 11.4 support until 2037. In the latest update of their Oracle Lifetime Support Policy Oracle and Sun System Software and Operating Systems, dated January 23, 2024, there was an update. Release GA Date Premier Support Ends Extended Support Ends Sustaining Support Ends Solaris 8 Feb 2000 Mar 2009 Mar 2012 Indefinite Trusted Solaris 8.x Sep 2002 Mar 2012 Not Available Indefinite Solaris 9 Mar 2002 Oct 2011 Oct 2014 Indefinite Solaris Legacy Containers Dec […]

Windows Server 2025

Windows Server 2025 will be generally available “in late 2024”. This release has the same ten (10) year support cycle as previous Windows Server releases. Among the features: Core features like Active Directory, Storage, and Hyper-V Features that were first introduced in Azure Stack HCI and Azure Edition Active Directory improvements A little more in depth: Some core features such as hot-patching (or not having to reboot the host server often resulting in downtime ) do not include zero-day patches […]

What are Containers and Why should I care?

What are they? Have you seen all those photos of shipping containers?  That’s a good metaphor because shipping containers have a standard size.  For the purpose of this blog, a container is a standardized package of software with everything required to run that piece of software included in the container – code, runtime, system tools, and libraries. Who’s using them?  Containers are popular with application developers, including microservices.  Applications using containers are agile and portable.  Legacy applications can also be […]

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