Modern data centers would need a highly-optimized server platforms to run distributed applications cloud based apps or containers based on MicroServices architecture. The existing server platforms are powerful yet bulky, have large surface area (more ports open and the VHD Size) and demand more reboots for patch updates. Sometimes you are forced to reboot the server for patch updates which are not used at all which impacts the application's up times. With Windows Server 2016 Microsoft has added another installation option called Nano Server which greatly reduces the server footprint and solves the ports and reboot problems, specially designed to run on private clouds and data centers. The Nano Server installation ...
A brief introduction to Nano Server
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