Microsoft Launches Linux Distro Service on Azure: A Full Embrace of Open Source

Microsoft announced a new Linux distribution service for its Azure cloud, marking a full embrace of Linux. Built on Azure Image Testing for Linux (AITL), leveraging the open-source LISA project, the service provides a comprehensive testing framework for Linux images, covering everything from kernel updates to complex cloud-native workloads. This streamlines Linux distro deployment and testing on Azure and highlights Microsoft's growing emphasis on Linux in its cloud strategy, a stark contrast to its previous negative stance.