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Running Linux

workloads

Alessandro Cardoso

RXP Services Technology Strategist: Cloud, Security and Identity

Microsoft MVP Cloud and Datacenter | Microsoft P-SSP

It’s time

Linux is a real business for Microsoft

Linux and open source are a

fundamental part of what we do

We’ve been at this for a while

Linux UNIX

Red Hat SUSE CentOS Ubuntu Debian Oracle AIX HP-UX Solaris

OperationsManager

Configuration Manager

Endpoint Protection

No Plans

Data ProtectionManager

Virtual Machine Manager

Hyper-V

Azure IaaS

Customers can easily deploy and manage their Linux workloads in Hyper-V and Azure.

Enable the best experience for running Linux on Hyper-V and Azure.

Provide great choice and flexibility in running Linux distributions.

Rapid Live Migration w/ RDMA

Software Defined Networking

Software Defined Storage

Storage QoS

Enhanced management

Dynamic memory

Live backup

Generation 2 VMs

Yes Yes

No No

Emulated Devices

• No Hyper-V integration

• Limited manageability

• Limited functionality

• OK CPU, weak disk/net

Linux VM

FreeBSD VM

Windows VM

Customers

Canonical

Ubuntu

OpenLogic

CentOS-based

openSUSEOracle

Linux

SUSE Linux

Enterprise

Server

Microsoft engages

CoreOS

More

Coming Soon!

•A Hyper-V host running a Windows Insiders build (Windows Server 2016, or

Windows 10) running Build 10565 or later.

•Both hypervisors (parent and child) must be running identical Windows

builds (10565 or later).

•An Intel processor with the Intel VT-x and EPT technology