Is this a real representation of how many computers run Linux vs. Microsoft now?
Microsoft Developer @msdevUK: Did you know that 40% of #VirtualMachines in #Azure are running #Linux? #FutureDecoded #Dev
That stat is courtesy of a tweet on Oct. 31 from the Microsoft Developer UK account. The tweet, hashtagged as #FutureDecoded, seemingly is connected to information that Microsoft officials shared at the company's conference in London today.
Community Manager Brian Byrne (@BrianLinuxing) retweeted the Microsoft Developer UK tweet, adding: "Only 40%? Come on! Its more than that:)."
Previously, the most recent stat on how many VMs in Azure are running Linux dates back to June 2016, when Microsoft officials said nearly one in three Azure virtual machines were running Linux.
Or are companies and developers using Azure to test the Linux waters?
(Score: 2, Informative) by ElizabethGreene on Sunday November 05 2017, @05:15PM (2 children)
You are mistaken. Both AWS and Google Cloud also support Windows VMs. I was onsite a few weeks ago helping a customer get setup with AWS and Azure, and helped them build Domain Controllers (Windows) and DNS Appliances (Lucent QIP on Red Hat) in both environments.
(Full Disclosure, I work for Microsoft as a Premier Field Engineer.)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 05 2017, @08:17PM
A pox on your house, madam. A pox!
(Score: 2) by tekk on Tuesday November 07 2017, @03:00PM
Huh, guess I missed the windows option in those. Not like I'm desperate to run windows server or anything :)