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Microsoft buys Linux distribution maker Kinvolk to boost Azure cloud services
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Microsoft Corp. has bought Kinvolk GmbH, the Berlin-based startup behind a specialized Linux distribution used to power software container environments on Azure and other public clouds.
The technology giant announced the deal today in a post on its Azure blog.
Kinvolk’s Linux distribution is called Flatcar Linux and packs multiple optimizations for running containerized applications, which can be run unchanged in across multiple computing environments.
Among the changes is an automated updating mechanism that the startup says makes installing new operating system versions easier in container environments. Meanwhile, Flatcar Linux’s file system, a software component responsible for managing data, is immutable, which blocks malicious modifications and thereby reduces the risk of a cyberattack.