Enhancing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine lifecycle
Our Virtual Machine Lifecycle policy guides how we manage these transitions, giving Azure customers transparency, predictability, and guidance.
Virtual Machines
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Managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL: Key benefits and trade-offs
Compare managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL across cost, control, security, resilience, scalability, and operational effort. -
Azure IaaS: How to design, build, and optimize cloud infrastructure for long-term cost efficiency
As organizations modernize infrastructure, migrate mission-critical workloads, build cloud-native applications, and scale AI—cost efficiency remains a foundational principle of cloud architectures. -
Accelerate modern Linux workloads with Azure Files
Azure Files combines familiar file access with built-in performance, data protection, security, and Azure service integration. -
New Azure Cobalt 200 VMs deliver 50% performance improvement, fully optimized for modern agentic AI workloads
We are announcing the early access preview for Azure Cobalt 200 Arm-based Virtual Machines (VMs), designed for Linux-based agentic AI workloads. -
Azure IaaS: Deploy high-performance workloads with a system-level approach
Performance in the cloud is no longer defined by individual resources—it’s shaped by how compute, storage, and networking work together. -
Azure IaaS: Defense in depth built on secure-by-design principles
Security for cloud infrastructure is no longer defined by a single control, product, or boundary. -
Azure IaaS: Keep critical applications running with built-in resiliency at scale
Azure IaaS provides foundational capabilities across compute, storage, and networking to help organizations stay resilient. -
Azure IaaS: Explore new resources for building a stronger, more efficient infrastructure
As organizations accelerate digital transformation, infrastructure decisions increasingly shape how quickly teams can adopt AI, how reliably applications operate at global scale, and how effectively businesses respond to constant change. -
Microsoft Azure delivers the first large scale cluster with NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 for OpenAI workloads
Microsoft delivers the first at-scale production cluster with more than 4,600 NVIDIA GB300 NVL72, featuring NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs connected through the next-generation NVIDIA InfiniBand network. -
How Azure Cobalt 100 VMs are powering real-world solutions, delivering performance and efficiency results
Cobalt 100 systems are designed to deliver high performance, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness for a wide range of workloads. -
Protecting Azure Infrastructure from silicon to systems
At Microsoft, secure design begins at the foundation of our computing stack—the silicon level—and extends through every layer of the cloud.
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