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Microsoft’s continuous investments in product innovation in Linux, PostgreSQL, and MySQL is helping small, medium and large corporations innovate with Microsoft Azure. In the past year, Microsoft has announced several key updates for Linux Virtual Machines, PostgreSQL, and MySQL: Linux: Microsoft continues to enhance its support for Linux on Azure,…

08/02/2025Linux and Open Source Blog

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