Microsoft releases Azure Linux 4.0 as downloadable ISO for enterprise servers and VMs
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Steven Vaughan-Nichols
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Microsoft has released Azure Linux 4.0 as a downloadable ISO for bare-metal servers and VMs, extending beyond its Azure cloud. The release follows a late May announcement and represents Microsoft's continued investment in Linux for enterprise server environments. The article discusses how Azure Linux could potentially serve as an alternative to Windows Server in enterprise data centers, highlighting Microsoft's evolving relationship with Linux.
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bskyMicrosoft releases Azure Linux 4.0 as downloadable ISO for enterprise servers and VMszdnet.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledWhen my friend and Directions on Microsoft's Editor-in-Chief Mary Jo Foley wrote in late May that Azure Linux 4.0 would be available for bare-metal servers and virtual machines (VMs), I thought, 'I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for this.'
True, Microsoft did release Azure Linux 4.0, but I assumed it would only be available for ages on Microsoft's own Azure cloud.
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