All Jupiter Broadcasting Shows LinuxFest Northwest 2025 Day 1 | Jupiter Extras 93
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Linux Dominates Azure Workloads
- Despite Microsoft being associated more with Windows, 60% of workloads on Azure run Linux.
- Major Linux distros like Alma, Rocky, and Fedora run comfortably in Microsoft’s environment.
Building Azure Linux From Scratch
- Microsoft opted to build their Azure Linux distribution from scratch instead of forking or buying an existing distro.
- This gave them full control and better integration though it required longer development and had risks.
Balancing Stability and Updates
- Microsoft balances bleeding edge features with stability by targeting an 18-month lifecycle for Azure Linux releases.
- FIPS certification and legacy support often stretch this lifecycle to 2-3 years in practice.