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The vm scale sets tag covers Microsoft Azure infrastructure and operating-system developments related to scalable virtual machines. Current coverage focuses on the public preview of Azure Linux 4.0, a Fedora-based, Microsoft-maintained distribution available on Azure virtual machines and VM Scale Sets. The discussion examines Microsoft’s effort to control more of the operating-system layer beneath Azure cloud services, Kubernetes, and AI infrastructure. This tag is useful for readers following Azure platform strategy, Linux options for cloud workloads, and the technologies Microsoft is developing to support virtualized and distributed environments.
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    Azure Linux 4.0 Public Preview: Microsoft’s Fedora-Based Distro for VM Scale Sets

    Microsoft used Build 2026 to push Azure Linux 4.0 into public preview on Azure virtual machines and VM Scale Sets, turning a once-internal cloud operating system into a free, Microsoft-maintained Linux distribution for customers to test. The historical irony is irresistible, but the more...
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