New generally available feature helps organizations assess Linux virtual machines against CIS Benchmarks without deploying additional software.

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

Microsoft is becoming more of a Linux company. Linux now spans Azure, Windows, and AI workstations. AI is pushing Microsoft deeper into Linux. Also: Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux ...

It's been a long road, but Microsoft announced on April 4 a preview of Arm support on Azure virtual machines via its work with Ampere Computing. Ampere is a startup that makes server chips. Ampere ...

Microsoft has released Azure Linux 4.0 as a public preview. The new version of its in-house Linux distribution features a modernized software base with Kernel 6.18 LTS, dnf5, glibc 2.42, OpenSSL 3.5, ...