Azure Container Service in public preview - Docker Swarm & Compose for a native container experience, or Apache Mesos and popular Mesos frameworks
Azure Container Service helps you to use Docker images and Linux containers in a production environment, providing management and orchestration at scale while supporting the same tools and technologies for building and deployment that you already use for your containerized applications.
You simply select the size and number of hosts, choice of orchestrator, and then Container Service manages the details. Container Service offers you a choice of tools for container orchestration and scale operations: you can choose Docker Swarm and Compose for a native container experience, or Apache Mesos and popular Mesos frameworks for flexible deployment and management of large production workloads.
For more details see Container Service webpage
Educators
If your interested in teaching Azure within your classes apply for a FREE Azure Educator Grant
Faculty will receive a 12 month, $250/month account
Students will receive a 6 month, $100/month account
Empower faculty to leverage Microsoft Azure in teaching cutting-edge courses
- Virtual Machines: Run Windows or Linux virtual machines in the cloud
- Mobile Services: Includes features that accelerate the development of mobile applications
- Media Services: Create, manage or distribute media
- Cloud Services: Build or extend existing enterprise applications
- Big Data: Process enormous amounts of data
The Educator Grant is a programme designed specifically to provide access to Microsoft Azure to college and university professors teaching advanced courses. As part of the programme, lecturers teaching Azure in their curricula are awarded subscriptions to support their course.
To apply for an Educator Grant, fill in this simple application form. https://www.microsoftazurepass.com/azureu
Getting started with Azure and Docker – Hands on Labs https://blogs.msdn.com/b/uk_faculty_connection/archive/2016/01/19/getting-started-on-docker-azure-hands-on-lab-for-educators-and-students.aspx