5 things we learned from sponsoring a sampling of our open source dependencies
Microsoft is experimenting with and investing in sustainability of the open source ecosystem sponsorships.
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Try the Bitnami 'Super Human' lab
This week the Azure team released another ‘Super Human‘ challenge. In this latest lab, participants will learn how to launch…
Forrester names Microsoft Azure a leader in big data Hadoop cloud solutions
Earlier this week, Forrester recognized Microsoft Azure as a leader in their “Big Data Hadoop Cloud Solutions” report. Apache Hadoop…
Cloudera on Azure: resources and updates
Microsoft is continuously working to make Azure the best cloud platform for big data, including Apache Hadoop. In order to…
Microsoft Azure gets top billing at premiere performing arts venue
Adelaide Festival Centre is South Australia’s principal performing arts venue and presenter of dance, theatre, music and exhibitions. It is…
Microsoft Research announces winners of the Open Source Challenge
In February, Microsoft Research announced an Open Source Challenge for students who want to solve interesting science or societal problems…
Red Hat on Azure: Resources and Updates
Ever since the partnership announcement between Red Hat and Microsoft came about, we’ve been creating and collating various resources for…
How the Microsoft-Red Hat partnership is accelerating partner opportunities
Last week at the Red Hat North America Partner Conference (NAPC), Microsoft and Red Hat celebrated our growing partnership. From running Red…
Open Source at Build 2016
Microsoft shared a number of developments and projects at Build 2016 that highlighted Microsoft Azure as the best environment for…
Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
At Build 2016, Microsoft announced a series of updates reflecting the company’s commitment to support developers with their favorite tools,…
Now available in preview: R Server inside Azure HDInsight
This week at Strata + Hadoop World, Microsoft announced the availability of R Server inside Azure HDInsight, Microsoft’s managed Hadoop-as-a-service…
SocialDice: Revolutionizing talent recruitment in the the Middle East
For rapidly-growing, Middle Eastern small- to medium-sized businesses, hiring the best employees is a challenge. Both busy employers and ambitious…
Try the Chef 'Super Human" lab: Automate an infrastructure
The Azure team has created “Super Human” hands-on-labs that let you try popular open source technologies in the Azure Marketplace,…
Announcing SQL Server on Linux
Today Microsoft announced plans to bring SQL Server to Linux, enabling SQL Server to deliver a consistent data platform across…
Improving airports using open source tools on Microsoft Azure
One of the great understudied bottlenecks at airports is the time aircraft spend taxiing to and from the runway. Sandy Brownlee,…
Now on GitHub: Windows Azure Pack Connector
Today the Microsoft IT team released the Windows Azure Pack Connector, a solution for Azure Pack, that provides a “single…