Rancher Labs released its ultra-lightweight Linux distribution on Tuesday, a product that illustrates how the container tech revolution is creating room for innovation in the operating system.

There are many Linux distributions designed expressly for containers. Even Microsoft has one, Common Base Linux (CBL)-Mariner. Others include Alpine Linux, Flatcar Container Linux, Red Hat Enterprise ...

Azure Linux 4.0 expands Microsoft’s Linux strategy for secure AI and server workloads. Azure Container Linux offers hardened, lightweight infrastructure for Azure containers and regulated enterprises.

Microsoft isn’t only a Windows company. It now shepherds several Linux distributions alongside its own operating systems. It’s important to remember that these aren’t general-purpose Linuxes like ...

Linux Containers (LXC) are a lightweight virtualization technology that allows you to run multiple isolated Linux systems (containers) on a single host. Unlike traditional virtual machines, containers ...

Wolfi, from fortified software delivery firm Chainguard, is a young Linux "un-distro," that is improving the cloud’s software supply chain. Can its innovative design launch a new solution for ...

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. Earlier this year Microsoft announced that it acquired Kinvolk, the creator and distributor of Flatcar Container ...

Microsoft's Linux server distribution is now available as an ISO to install on your own server or virtual machine.