Microsoft Azure is the trusted cloud and technology provider for the Linux and Open Source Eco-system, providing a native Linux, containers and OSS Database experience for every workload.

The spirit of Open Source is collaboration and contribution. Microsoft collaborates with various Linux distribution publishers, Linux workload ISVs, and the open source community to contribute our work in Linux and OSS upstream to ensure best experience possible running Linux and Open Source workloads on Azure.

Azure provides the hybrid cloud platform for everyone to run Linux based applications the way you like, with unmatched management and security capabilities and services to extend your mission critical workloads securely and conveniently with any given Linux distribution and tooling on Azure. 

Learn more about the vision of Linux and Linux based workloads on the Microsoft Azure cloud with our Linux distribution and workload ISV partners at https://Azure.com/Linux

Learn more about Kubernetes on Azure: https://aka.ms/k8sonazure
Learn about Azure managed databases for your OSS workloads: https://aka.ms/azuredatabases
Provide us with your feedback! https://aka.ms/OpenAzureDaySurvey

Microsoft Sweepstakes

Start your interactive learning journey through self-guided content from Microsoft Learn. This 9.5 hour course is designed to help Developers, IT Professionals, Database Administrators, and other technical roles learn the basics of Linux on Azure and Open Source databases, benefits of running your applications and workloads on Linux, creating your first virtual machine, build and run your web application on a MEAN stack on an Azure Linux virtual machine.

This competitive challenge will allow you to earn experience points as you progress through your course by completing as many modules as you can. The top three learners with the highest scores will win prizes at the end of the challenge –the grand prize, an Xbox Series X!

Challenge Details:

The Open Azure Day Challenge is available to US based customers only Registration for the Microsoft Learn and Challenge website are OPEN NOW There are multiple steps to register and connect your profile, we suggest you register early to ensure you are able to begin as soon as the challenge opens on November 18th

Start: November 18th, 2020
End: December 4th, 2020 (11:59PM PST)

First Place: Xbox Series X *
Second Place: $200 American Express Virtual Gift Card
Thirdrd Place: Microsoft branded swag Kit: Ogio Backpack (black), North Face Light Jack (black), Metal Water Bottle (black)

*Xbox Series X will ship upon inventory availability.

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