• Microsoft Welcomes Linux for the New Azure Cloud Platform

    by  • May 31, 2012 • General • 2 Comments

    Windows Azure set to run linux in the cloud

    Windows Azure set to run linux in the cloud


    It seems weird that Microsoft has been so hostile towards Linux in the past, yet today, I see Fedora succumbing to Microsoft by supporting uEFI, and now Microsoft using Linux on the new Azure Cloud platform.

    I hardly know what to think and I may need to step outside to make sure the sky isn’t falling.

    On June 7th Microsoft is set to reveal the new features to Azure, which will have windows 8 running on persistent virtual machines; they will also talk about about Antares, the framework for hosting Web sites and Web apps on Azure.

    Wow, what a day! Initially, I wanted to do an article about the Fedora + uEFI thing, but it just seemed so depressing. When I read this I decided to roll it all into one blog post so that I can at least have some semblance of positivity.

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    James is an active member of his local tech community in Memphis, TN. He is a student of Science at the local college and an Information Security hobbyist, as well as an outspoken Linux Advocate, and open source proponent. After a hard day at the console, James likes to enjoy a vintage 2012 Mountain Dew, with a robe and a pipe by the fire.