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Learn about the latest Cobalt VMs, the use cases they support, and how they compare to our previous generation Arm based VMs. Learn how these VMs are designed for cloud-native, scale-out applications using Linux, AKS, and other open-source software. Then explore recent performance and feature enhancements for Azure Boost, as well as recently announced general compute and confidential computing VMs that rely on Azure Boost. Learn how they can support your most latency sensitive applications.
To learn more, please check out these resources:
* https://aka.ms/build26-next-steps
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* Amar Dhamdhere
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This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Build 2026 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Build at https://build.microsoft.com
OD828 | English (US) | Cloud platform & data
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Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction to Azure Cobalt and its impact on cloud price-performance
00:03:20 – Where Cobalt VMs excel: cloud-native services, AI workloads, and enterprise modernization
00:05:52 – Deep dive into Cobalt 200 design, architecture, and workload optimization
00:13:04 – Guest OS and feature parity – Cobalt 200 supports full Azure ecosystem
00:14:10 – Cobalt 200 regional availability announced across multiple data centers
00:19:17 – Introducing RDMA performance and Azure network virtualization
00:20:07 – Demo setup for distributed AI inference using TCP vs RDMA
00:30:02 – Wrap-up and resources for learning about Intel and AMD VM series
00:35:40 – Intel TDX confidential VMs and upcoming live migration feature Read More Microsoft Developer
