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Published onMay 22, 2024

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In the recentMicrosoft Build 2024event, the Redmond-based tech giant made a series of Arm-related announcements, including theAzure Cobalt 100processor powering Azure VMs(Virtual Machines). To preview the VMs, you just need to fill out aquick form!

According toMicrosoft’s official blogdetailing the new processor and talking about the preview,

Coming to the performance ofAzure Cobalt 100, it will deliver up to2xon web servers,1.5xon Java-based workloads, and1.4xCPU. You also have different VMs to choose from depending on the CPU and memory needs, along with the option to go with or without a local disk. Deploying them is no hassle either!

Speaking about their use case, Microsoft says,

When it comes to OS, you will find support for Insider Preview of Windows 11 Pro, Insider Preview of Windows 11 Enterprise, Canonical Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Enterprise Linux, Alma Linux, Azure Linux (via AKS),andFlatcar Linux.

As for their availability, the newAzure Cobalt 100-powered VMs will be free during the preview phase. You can access them inCentral US, East US, East US 2, West US 2, Southeast Asia, North Europe,andWest Europe, with support for other regions expanding in the coming months.

The release ofAzure Cobalt 100VMs is a testament to Microsoft’s increasing focus on the high-performance and power-efficient Arm architecture. It also unveiled a new class of devices,Copilot+ PCs. Powered by Arm processors, these are20xmore powerful and100xmore efficient for running AI workloads.

Have you tried the newAzure Cobalt 100processor VMs in preview? If so, share your experience with our readers in the comments section.

More about the topics:ARM processors,Microsoft Azure,virtual machine

Kazim Ali Alvi

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Kazim Ali Alvi

Windows Hardware Expert

Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Microsoft unveils the Azure Cobalt 100 processor for VMs, already available in preview#