Arun Kishan posts

Technical Fellow and Corporate Vice President, Azure Compute

Arun has been with Microsoft since Aug 2002 in various roles, including leading development of the Core Operating System components underpinning Windows. He holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.

June 2

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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.
September 23, 2025

4 min read

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.
October 16, 2024

8 min read

Azure Cobalt 100-based Virtual Machines are now generally available

We are excited to announce the general availability of the new Azure Cobalt 100 Virtual Machines (VMs).

New Azure Cobalt 200 VMs deliver 50% performance improvement, fully optimized for modern agentic AI workloads

How Azure Cobalt 100 VMs are powering real-world solutions, delivering performance and efficiency results

Azure Cobalt 100-based Virtual Machines are now generally available