The deal with Docker was inked a few months back. Now Microsoft describes how to create a Docker VM that hosts any number of containers for your apps running in Azure.

On June 22, the Linux Foundation announced the formation of the Open Container Project (OCP), an influential alliance tasked with advancing Docker, CoreOS and other open-source container platforms.

Azure will also support Docker’s open orchestration APIs, so that developers will be able to create a multi-container Dockerized application.

Docker, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure and AWS ECS and ESK, are the leading technology container tools being used by SMB and enterprise customers in 2023, says Flexera’s new cloud report.