A Microsoft engineer says that the use of Linux has overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud

In recent years, Microsoft has warmed up to Linux, which it used to see as a rival. Now, there's more use of Linux than Windows on Microsoft Azure.
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Linux on Azure: What are your choices?

If you still think Microsoft is all about Windows, wake up. Corey Sanders, Microsoft's director of Azure Compute, told me at Cloud Foundry Summit in Santa Clara, Calif., one in three Azure virtual ...

For the first time ever, Microsoft will distribute its own version of Linux

"After 43 years, this is the first day that we are announcing — and will be distributing — a custom Linux kernel," said Brad Smith, Microsoft's president.
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Learn how to run Linux on Microsoft's Azure cloud

An introduction to cloud computing from IaaS and PaaS to hybrid, public and private cloud. This class provides an introduction to managing Linux on Azure. Whether someone is a Linux professional who ...