Cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management
Azure Batch provides job scheduling and cluster management, allowing applications or algorithms to run in parallel at scale. Low-priority VMs can reduce the costs of running certain workloads, but they are only suitable for certain types of applications and workloads. Read more about low priority virtual machines.
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Azure Batch has two modes: User subscription and Batch Service. RIs are available only with the User subscription mode. RIs will apply to the VMs deployed by the batch service.
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