You'll be able to run this Linux distro on both Azure and your desktop using Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here's what we know about it so far.

It's been a long road, but Microsoft announced on April 4 a preview of Arm support on Azure virtual machines via its work with Ampere Computing. Ampere is a startup that makes server chips. Ampere ...

Microsoft continues its big Linux push at Build 2026 ...

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With virtual computing solutions targeting a variety of workloads such as enterprise applications, visualization, and machine learning, Microsoft has announced updates to its Azure VM solutions. At ...

Following a preview in April, Microsoft this morning announced the general availability of virtual machines (VMs) on Azure featuring the Ampere Altra, a processor based on the Arm architecture. The ...

Last month, Microsoft introduced a number of security enhancements for Azure, and also unveiled reserved capacity offerings for six more Azure services. Today, the tech giant has announced the preview ...

Microsoft expanded its AI and developer ecosystem at Build 2026 with new Windows tools, Azure infrastructure upgrades, Cobalt 200-powered services, and a deeper partnership with Nvidia for agentic AI ...