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Cloud-to-edge solutions harnessing the power of Intel® technologies and Microsoft Azure.
The Latest from Azure & Intel
Introducing Azure Mv3-MM (Medium Memory) Virtual Machine Series for SAP HANA
Now available, the next generation of memory optimized VM powered by the 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® processor, with increased memory and I/O bandwidth, and built-in accelerators enabling companies to gain insights from data at the speed of business.
Intel® TDX Extends Azure’s Existing Confidential Computing Offerings
Now in public preview, Microsoft Azure’s expanded Confidential VM family (DCesv-5 and ECesv-5 Series) featuring 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors offers VM isolation backed by Intel® Trusted Domain Extensions. Enterprises can seamlessly migrate their confidential workloads to the cloud without code changes to their applications. Azure customers can also attest to integrity of Intel® TDX VMs using Intel® Trust Authority.
Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
4th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors feature built-in accelerators and advanced security technologies for the most in-demand workload requirements — all while offering the greatest cloud choice and application portability.
Optimized Workloads for All
Purpose-built architecture and software optimizations help you match Intel-enabled Azure VMs to your specific workload requirements.
SAP on Azure
High memory capacity and scalability on Intel-enabled SAP HANA instances help power up your data-driven decision-making.
Discover SAP HANA on Azure
Azure Confidential Computing
Intel® SGX helps secure data at rest, in transit, and in use while on Microsoft Azure DCsv2 virtual machines.
Explore Azure confidential computing
AI on Azure
Intel® CPUs, FPGAs, and software such as the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit help optimize and simplify AI training.
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Performance for Every Workload
Explore our collection of Microsoft Azure performance benchmarks with varying virtual machine configurations against today’s demanding workloads.
Virtual Machines in Azure
Intel® technologies and products support a full breadth of Azure workloads.
Target Workload | Azure Instance Type | Intel® Processor and Technology |
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General Purpose | Azure Dv5, Dsv5, Ddv4, Ddsv5-Series | 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8370C |
Confidential Computing | Azure DCsv3-Series | 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8370C |
High-Memory Applications | Azure Ev5, Esv5, Edv5, Edsv5- Series | 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8370C |
Compute-Intensive, Gaming, AI | Azure Fsv2-Series | Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8168 Processor |
HPC, Big Compute | Azure HC-Series | Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8168 Processor |
SAP on Azure | ||
Bare Metal for SAP on Azure | Azure HANA Large Instances S224* | 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8276 Processor Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory |
AI Inferencing | Azure PB-Series | Intel® Arria® 10 FPGA |
Azure IoT on the Intelligent Edge
Generate more value and insights from your data at the edge. The joint Microsoft and Intel IoT portfolio includes industry-specific, market-ready solutions that help reduce complexity and help accelerate your edge deployments.
Discover joint IoT solutions from Intel and Microsoft ›
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Empowering Hybrid Cloud
Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, Intel® FPGAs, Intel® Optane™ Solid State Drives, and Intel® Optane™ persistent memory provide an innovative portfolio of data center solutions to boost the Azure Stack family performance and capacity.
Azure Stack Edge
See what sets Azure apart and how Microsoft can facilitate cloud computing with an Intel® processor-based Azure-managed edge appliance.
Azure Stack HCI
Get the flexibility, high availability, and performance you need to consolidate virtual apps that must remain on-premises with the latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and Intel® Optane™ technology.
Learn more about Azure Stack HCI on Intel® technology ›
Dive deeper on the technical use cases for Azure Stack HCI ›
Explore hybrid cloud use cases for Azure Stack HCI ›
Azure Stack Hub
Deliver a consistent cloud platform by extending Azure services into your data center to confidently run applications on-premises with performance, scalability, and availability.
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Intel + Azure
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HPC on Azure
Accelerate time to results for your most compute-intensive problems.