Tom Fenton moves from local AI concepts to hands-on tools for matching LLMs to hardware, running local chatbots with Ollama and benchmarking AI performance.

A new PowerShell-based Hyper-V health tool goes beyond replication status to estimate whether a VM is actually ready for a successful failover.

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, ...

Jupyter Notebook is a tool to run and write Python code easily, showing results right away, and allowing you to combine code, charts, notes, and files in one place. You can start Jupyter Notebook ...

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

CI/CD pipelines are optimized for code deployments. Long-running operational processes and self-service workflows can be ...

Python is one of the most popular programming languages today, widely praised for its simplicity and versatility. Whether you’re a beginner dipping your toes into coding or an experienced developer ...

Valve has just gone on record confirming that the Steam Machine will ship this summer, alongside the Steam Frame VR headset. That's great news for those who have been waiting patiently for its arrival ...

At Microsoft Build 2026 on June 2, Microsoft outlined how its Azure cloud and broader AI portfolio are being re-engineered for agentic AI — software agents that reason, retrieve knowledge, take ...

Microsoft recently announced Azure Linux 4.0 and Azure Container Linux at Open Source Summit North America 2026 in Minneapolis. Azure Linux 4.0 is a Fedora-based, general-purpose server distribution ...

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

“We are focused on delivering cloud and AI infrastructure and solutions that empower every business to eval-max their outcomes in the agentic computing era,” said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief ...