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Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.
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Now in Public Preview: SQL Server on Linux 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

At Connect(); 2016, Microsoft announced the public preview of the next release of SQL Server on Linux and…

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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

Announced this week at Connect(); 2016, Microsoft has joined the Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member. As part…

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From Blair Hanley Frank, IDG 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

“Microsoft has been aggressive in embracing open source technology on its Azure cloud platform”—Blair Hanley Frank, IDG

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DevDays Asia 2016 @ Beijing 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

The Microsoft Office 365 and Open Specifications teams hope you can join them for DevDays Asia 2016 @Beijing,…

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Microsoft takes next step in open source journey with PowerShell release 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that PowerShell is open sourced and available on Linux. PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell…

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Microsoft Ignite in Atlanta 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

From high-level strategy to deep product insights, you’ll hear about new technologies and explore real-world solutions to today’s…

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Microsoft and Docker deliver container innovation for the enterprise 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

At DockerCon 2016, Microsoft showcased several technologies aimed at delivering container innovation to the enterprise and announced the…

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Announcing SQL Server on Linux 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

Today Microsoft announced plans to bring SQL Server to Linux, enabling SQL Server to deliver a consistent data…

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How to bring data to life with open source Power BI visuals 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

When it comes to visuals, Power BI is open BI! The built-in visuals for the Power BI platform are…

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Microsoft open sources Edge’s Chakra JavaScript engine 

  • By Microsoft + Open Source, Microsoft’s commitment to open source is ingrained in our business. Investments in this space began several years ago and continue to be reinforced through technology decisions, partner momentum, customer adoption, and community contributions.

Today, Microsoft open sourced the key components of the Chakra JavaScript engine that powers Microsoft Edge. The ChakraCore…