Hands-on Azure Cognitive Services: Applying AI and Machine Learning for Richer Applications

© Ed Price, Adnan Masood, and Gaurav Aroraa 2021

E. Price et al.Hands-on Azure Cognitive Serviceshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7249-7_8

8. Deploy and Host Services Using Containers

Ed Price¹  , Adnan Masood² and Gaurav Aroraa³

(1)

Redmond, WA, USA

(2)

Temple Terrace, FL, USA

(3)

Noida, India

 

Well, if you have not heard of containers, you might still be using dial-up Internet! Let’s just say that containers are the best thing since sliced bread. Containers enable you to deploy your software in a consistent and repeatable manner, in multiple environments. They are not as nearly as bulky as VMs. Scott Hanselman, Microsoft explainer in chief, has done an excellent video¹ on containers, which I can’t recommend enough, especially if you are new to this ...