Microsoft Azure delivers the first large scale cluster with NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 for OpenAI workloads

By Dustin Ward

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. This cluster is the first of many, as we scale to hundreds of thousands of Blackwell Ultra GPUs deployed across Microsoft’s AI datacenters globally, reflecting our continued commitment to redefining AI infrastructure and collaboration with…

Azure Kubernetes Service Automatic: Fast and frictionless Kubernetes for all

By Dustin Ward

Today, I’m excited to announce the general availability of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic, delivering Kubernetes that’s already configured, optimized, and ready to run—right out of the box. AKS Automatic accelerates app delivery with automation, simplifies Kubernetes operations through intelligent defaults, and enables secure, compliant workloads optimized for AI and cloud-native use cases. AKS Automatic will set the…

Accelerating AI and databases with Azure Container Storage, now 7 times faster and open source

By Dustin Ward

More companies than ever before are choosing to run stateful workloads—such as relational databases, AI inferencing, and messaging queues—on Kubernetes. For developers building on Kubernetes, storage performance has never been more important. Today, we’re announcing the next major release of Azure Container Storage – v2.0.0. Compared to prior versions, it delivers up to 7 times higher…

Transforming scientific discovery with Microsoft Azure and NVIDIA

By Dustin Ward

From startups to industry-leading enterprises, there is an insatiable desire for organizations to experiment with the idea of how the world could work differently. They explore bold, new ways for society to operate and meet market demand by focusing their efforts on developing innovative products and services. With 78% of companies using AI in at least one…

Protecting Azure Infrastructure from silicon to systems

By Dustin Ward

At Microsoft, secure design begins at the foundation of our computing stack—the silicon level—and extends through every layer of the cloud. Since launching the Secure Future Initiative (SFI)—a company-wide commitment to security, we continue to prioritize delivering products and solutions that are secure by design, secure by default, and secure in operation. SFI sits at…