Microsoft Offers Ubuntu Image with Docker Engine in Azure Marketplace
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (seen here) made big headlines late last year when he sang the praises of open source and Linux. Reversing what was long perceived to be a hostile stance for open source, Nadella said that he "loves Linux" and also claimed that 20 percent of Microsoft's Azure cloud is already Linux-based. Furthermore, Microsoft seems to remain committed to providing support for popular Linux distributions in its public cloud offerings. Now, the company has announced Azure Marketplace's first Docker image: Docker on Ubuntu Server by Canonical and Microsoft Open Tech." -- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/microsoft-offers-ubuntu-image-with-docker-engine-in-... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:06:32 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ... made big headlines late last year when he sang the praises of open source and Linux."
-- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/microsoft-offers-ubuntu-image-with-docker-engine-in-...
The thing that impresses me is that the Microsoft Office division seems to have had its leash loosened a bit; instead of being devoted to propping up the Windows hegemony, it has become a bit more free to pursue business opportunities wherever they might be found, particularly in mobile on IOS and Android.
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:06:32 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ... made big headlines late last year when he sang the praises of open source and Linux."
-- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/microsoft-offers-ubuntu-image-with-docker-engine-in-...
Also worth pointing out the bewildering labyrinth that is Microsoft software licensing (indeed, any proprietary software company’s licensing, particularly for the enterprise). This article <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/10/start_ups_doing_it_right/> from a couple of months ago has this choice quote: Trying to manage your own physical and virtual infrastructure to scale with Microsoft products isn't any more difficult than it is with Linux, given a good admin. The real problem (perceived or otherwise) is the cost of Windows deployment and trying to work out the licensing models.
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:06:32 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ... made big headlines late last year when he sang the praises of open source and Linux."
-- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/microsoft-offers-ubuntu-image-with-docker-engine-in-...
Also worth pointing out the bewildering labyrinth that is Microsoft software licensing (indeed, any proprietary software company’s licensing, particularly for the enterprise).
To add to which, imagine a cloud company other than Microsoft, trying to add Windows to its platform offerings: easy for Microsoft, not so easy for anyone else <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/14/digital_ocean_adds_freebsd_explores_cloudy_windows/>.
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