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Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0 Adds Valkey, Enables Other New Features

Microsoft has released Azure Linux 3.0.20241005 as the 'October 2024' update to the company's in-house Linux distribution.

Azure Linux 3.0 reached GA status this summer and has seen monthly updates since for this Linux OS that powers various Microsoft cloud services and more. With this month's Azure Linux update, Valkey has been added to the distribution as the in-memory data store alternative to Redis. Downloads and more details on all of the changes in Azure Linux 3.0 for the October 2024 update can be found via GitHub.

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