Red Hat Enterprise Linux lands on Microsoft Azure cloud – no, we’re not pulling your leg
Microsoft has announced a partnership with Red Hat to support Red Hat Linux in the Azure cloud.
“While today’s news does not mark our first collaboration with Microsoft, it is by far our deepest,” says Red Hat’s Paul Cormier, Products and Technologies president.
There are four parts to the partnership. First, Microsoft Azure will be certified by Red Hat for Enterprise Linux deployments, and there will be pay-as-you-go Red Hat Linux images available.
Second, Microsoft and Red Hat will have support teams “on the same premises” to enable integrated support.
Third, Red Hat’s virtual machine and cloud management system, called CloudForms, will add support for Azure deployments. Integration with Microsoft’s System Center also enables admins to manage Red Hat Linux on Hyper-V and Azure.