Microsoft Reveals Linux-Based Azure Cloud Switch Modular Operating System

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After announcinga couple of months back that their Azure cloud hosting platform supports a host of GNU/Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), CentOS (OpenLogic), Oracle Linux, CoreOS, and OpenSUSE, Microsoft reveals a new product, Azure Cloud Switch.

Based on the latest Linux technologies, Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Switch (ACS) is a cross-platform and modular operating system that the Redmond-based tech company uses to develop software products for network devices, such as switches. Microsoft developers use the Linux-based Azure Cloud Switch operating system to test, debug, and fix software bugs…

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