Review: Azure Dedicated Host

Microsoft now has dedicated hosting with Azure. I'm looking forward to trying this out soon!
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-azure-dedicated-host/

Meanwhile Azure is stepping up with their hosting services, they are also stepping up in the security realm.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-invites-researchers-to-hack-their-azure-security-lab/

Tech Giants getting Smarter with Public Testing

Google has already been using the public to test their products and services - which is such a smart approach before and after releasing software to the...um, world! Of course, if you're storing private data like Facebook or GMail, then you probably want to actually invite experts like Microsoft is doing to test your software and be sure to label your software in "Beta" version.

See Azure Dedicated Host webpage

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/dedicated-host/

Review: Microsoft Azure mostly serving Linux

This article was cool to read. I'm glad to see that the new Microsoft continues to support the Linux world. More so, to see that they support the open source communities. This provides great insight that any Microsoft Servers will eventually be no longer supported. On the other hand, if developers (and IT) don't already know how to work in a Linux environment, then it's time to start learning and practicing.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-developer-reveals-linux-is-now-more-used-on-azure-than-windows-server/

Review: Red Hat Summit 2019

I watched this recap and it seems the improvements were more for server-side technologies than anything else (with a strong emphasis on OpenShift and Cloud Computing, Cloud Development).

I may need to look into more articles and videos to learn if I missed anything transformative in tech.



On the business side however, their partnership with Microsoft and being acquired by IBM are two big things for the open source community. The direction with such leadership will be interesting for all things open source supported and promoted.

Microsoft's partnership with Red Hat

Interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

IBM's acquisition of Red Hat

Interview with IBM's CEO Ginni Rometty

Read Summary

Here's a good article to read a summary of this summit.
https://hub.packtpub.com/red-hat-summit-2019-highlights-microsoft-collaboration-red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-rhel-8-idc-study-predicts-support-for-software-worth-10-trillion/?utm_source=all+updates&utm_campaign=6dccc7274b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_09_01_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c970747b22-6dccc7274b-173383461&mc_cid=6dccc7274b&mc_eid=e79d6c1eb8

References

• https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/ibm-acquire-red-hat-completely-changing-cloud-landscape-and-becoming-worlds-1-hybrid-cloud-provider

Review: Microsoft & Cray accelerate supercomputing in the cloud

This is fantastic news! The capability to super-compute in the cloud is another big milestone towards the vision laid out by Microsoft. Who better to partner on such a mission than Cray?

Read Article
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/supercomputing-in-the-cloud-announcing-three-new-cray-in-azure-offers/?cdn=disable

Don't know why or can't connect the dots? Then check out this article.
https://www.netapp.com/us/info/what-is-high-performance-computing.aspx

Or, watch the video by Cray:

References

1. https://www.cray.com/solutions/supercomputing-as-a-service/cray-in-azure
2. https://qz.com/1113112/satya-nadella-just-hit-one-of-microsofts-most-ambitious-goals-a-year-early/