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Linux on Azure

Build, deploy, and run applications on the Linux distribution of your choice.
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OVERVIEW

Be AI-ready on a proven platform for Linux

  • Migrate and modernize your Linux workloads to Azure.
  • Build and modernize intelligent apps with a rich Linux and open-source ecosystem.
  • Optimize costs with flexible licensing and savings options, such as Azure Hybrid Benefit and reservations.
  • Secure your Linux environment with comprehensive, built-in code to cloud security.
  • Automatically scale your infrastructure to meet changing demands without compromising performance.
  • Extend the Azure platform to secure, develop, and manage your Linux workloads anywhere.
PRODUCTS AND FEATURES

Explore Linux on Azure solutions

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Red Hat on Azure

Accelerate your innovation and digital transformation with Red Hat solutions on Azure.
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Ubuntu on Azure

Optimize your Ubuntu experience on Azure, delivered in partnership with Canonical.
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SUSE on Azure

Take advantage of high-performance solutions that come with running SUSE Linux on Azure.
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Azure Linux

Use the open-source Azure Linux distribution as a container host operating system for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
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Linux virtual machines in Azure

Provision Linux virtual machines in seconds.
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Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Dynamically scale and manage virtual machine groups for optimal cost performance and high availability.
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Azure Spot Virtual Machines

Access low-cost spare Azure compute capacity at scale.
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Azure Compute Fleet Preview

Easily provision and mange Azure compute capacity at scale.
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Azure Compute Gallery

Share and discover open-source images with the Azure community using a community gallery.
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Azure Migrate

Transition your on-premises workloads to the cloud with confidence and ease.
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Innovate with a fully managed, AI-ready PostgreSQL database.
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Azure Database for MySQL

Innovate with a scalable, open-source MySQL database.
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Azure Kubernetes Service

Deploy and scale containers on managed Kubernetes.
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Azure Arc

Extend Azure management and services to any infrastructure across hybrid and multicloud environments.
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Explore Linux on Azure innovations

Learn about the latest Linux on Azure innovations and enhancements.
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CUSTOMER STORIES

See how customers are innovating with Linux on Azure

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Providing seamless customer experiences

“We have everything configured for autoscaling and Azure will always adapt to our needs, upping capacity by several hundreds of high-memory instances to ingest a spike and then slowing back down in a matter of minutes.”
Benjamin Pineau, Senior Software Engineer, Datadog
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Achieving a unified, global cloud transformation

“With Azure, we expect to generate $5 million in savings and achieve an objective of reducing operational cost within IT by 30 percent.”
Pascal Weiss, Regional Chief Information Officer for Asia Pacific, NTT Ltd.
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Embracing a cloud-based future to boost cost savings

“We had a scenario where we needed to boost compute by 10 times for just a weekend. Using Azure, we dynamically scaled up and back down with zero business interruption. It was seamless.”
Marcel Malan, Head of Group IT Operations and General Manager, AIA
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Reimagining convenience for bank customers

“The joint credibility of ACI Worldwide and Microsoft in the marketplace will help us redefine the future of payments as we use imaginative solutions like Linux on Azure. That can only happen with a partner like Microsoft.”
Sam Jawad, Head of Banking and Financial Intermediaries, ACI Worldwide
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Delivering smarter and faster decision-making

“OriGen’s models on Azure AI infrastructure reduce the time of a single simulation from days and hours down to milliseconds.”
Ruben Rodriguez Torrado, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OriGen​
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Igniting rapid transformation

“We’ve begun to invest in setting up Azure Arc so that we can orchestrate both Azure cloud consumption and services and on-premises workloads together and do everything as similarly as possible.”
Carol Wittgren, Head of Digital Acceleration, Aurobay
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NEWS AND ANNOUCEMENTS

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Get updates from the blog

Read the Linux and Open Source on Azure blog for the latest news and developments.
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Stay informed with in-person and online events

Develop new skills, get the latest Linux and open-source news, and connect with experts at events and trainings.
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Learn what’s new with Red Hat on Azure

Get the latest updates about Red Hat on Azure.
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Stay up to date with Canonical on Azure

Explore the latest news about Canonical on Azure.
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See what’s new with SUSE on Azure

Read the SUSE blog for the latest news and updates about SUSE on Azure.
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Get the latest on Azure Linux

Stay up to date with news and updates about Azure Linux.
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RESOURCES

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Learning path

Linux on Azure

Get an overview of deployment and management of Linux on Azure.
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Common Linux server configurations

Get an overview for deploying common Linux server functions on Azure virtual machines.
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Module

Introduction to Red Hat on Azure

Explore the pros and cons of using Red Hat on Azure to run your Linux workloads in the cloud.
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Significant ROI, improved performance and security

Understand the business impact and benefits of migrating Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Azure.1
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    The Total Economic Impact™ Of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Microsoft Azure, A Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ Study Commissioned by Red Hat and Microsoft, January 2024.
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