The move means Microsoft will keep the Linux OS updated on its platform.
As part of the deal, Google also agrees to buy her cloud startup, bebop.
About 1,000 employees will be let go in latest round of restructuring.
They see more innovation and stability, among other benefits.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/19/2015
ScaleOut says its software can do more with its "in-memory data grids."
The new technology that's sure to revolutionize the industry.
- By Jon William Toigo
- 11/10/2015
The two infrastructure titans announce a joint Azure partnership.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/09/2015
Midokura's software-defined networking virtualization technology now supports the latest OpenStack release, Liberty, and the Kuryr project for container networking.
Microsoft also announces Big Data analytics upgrades.
The standalone product will be available in the first half of 2016.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 10/28/2015
Its first-quarter report for FY 2016 is much stronger than predicted.
What's old is new again. Marty McFly would get it.
- By Jon William Toigo
- 10/21/2015
What VMware's future would be in that scenario is cloudy.
Microsoft says it will make it easier to create and manage clusters of Docker hosts.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/01/2015
A Web event detailed the coming attractions.
It's true, says Microsoft; the Azure Cloud Switch is a Linux product.
A Q&A with a Microsoft executive, who explains why some organizations would benefit from the service.
A new Series will increase storage capacity up to 10 times greater than currently allowed.
New vSphere Integrated Containers and Photon Platform launched at VMworld aim to give operations teams the architecture for container-based apps that are portable and scalable.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/31/2015
The virtualization giant discussed the erasing of boundaries between the public and private cloud.