Microsoft puts the Azure Stack in customers' boxes
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Microsoft announced its Windows Azure cloud computing service back in late 2008, brought it to market in early 2010, and dropped the "Windows" part of the name in 2014. Until now, Azure software ran exclusively on hardware owned by the software giant. That's changing, however. Starting in September, enterprise customers will be able to run the new Azure Stack on servers purchased from a small group of approved vendors including Dell EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Lenovo. All three companies have Azure-ready systems available for preorder now.
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