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Migrating Linux to Microsoft Azure

You're reading from   Migrating Linux to Microsoft Azure A hands-on guide to efficiently relocating your Linux workload to Azure

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801071727
Length 210 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Typical Linux use cases in IT infrastructure

As mentioned in the previous section, A brief history of Linux, the customer base for the Linux operating system is very large for on-premises environments as well as the cloud. In this section, we will talk about some use cases of Linux in IT infrastructure. Some things have been relevant since the beginning of Linux adoption (files, the web, databases, and so on), while others have been adopted recently with the introduction of new technologies (containerization and container orchestration, for example). These use cases will be added to and evolve over time.

Workstations

There is a large subset of consumers who prefer to use Linux as a daily commuter on their personal computers. This area was mainly monopolized by Windows and macOS, but things changed a lot when Linux came to the stage. Traditionally, Linux was an all-time favorite for coders and programmers, providing more customization options for the general consumer than Windows...

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