Microsoft has announced the general availability of the new Azure Cobalt 100 Virtual Machines (VMs). These VMs are powered by Microsoft's first fully custom-designed, 64-bit Arm-based Azure Cobalt 100 CPU. This launch marks a significant milestone in Microsoft's journey of designing and building its cloud infrastructure, with optimization and customization across every layer, from silicon to servers to services.
What's particularly noteworthy is the emphasis on performance and power efficiency in these new VMs. With up to 50% better price performance compared to the previous generation of Arm-based VMs, coupled with improved power efficiency, these VMs will be an attractive option for businesses looking to enhance application performance while reducing operating costs.
It's also exciting to see the customer adoption of this new technology, especially by companies like IC3, Databricks, and Elastic, indicating industry confidence in the capabilities of Azure Cobalt 100.
Overall, the launch of Azure Cobalt 100 is a significant step for Microsoft in the cloud computing space, and it is expected to have a major impact on how businesses design their cloud infrastructure and run their applications in the future.
