Linux enthusiasts might think the idea of running a Linux virtual machine on Microsoft's Azure service is like finding a penguin sun tanning in the Sahara. Linux in the heart of the Microsoft cloud?

June 7, 2012: That's the day Microsoft is expected to disclose a number of the latest features it is adding to its Windows Azure cloud platform. Likely to be on the disclosure docket are "Antares," ...

Microsoft Open Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, just announced the launch of VM Depot, “a community-driven catalog of open source virtual machine images for Windows Azure.” Azure, ...