Azure
Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing platform, recently introduced the NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 supercluster, marking a significant advancement in AI infrastructure. This new offering includes advanced GPU types and extensive connectivity options, designed to facilitate the training and deployment of frontier AI and high-performance computing workloads.
Azure
Provider Profile
Founded
2010
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington, USA
Pricing Model
Azure provides both pay-as-you-go and reserved instance pricing models to accommodate varying workload demands and budget considerations.
Technical Specification
Target Audience
- Enterprise ML
- High-Performance Computing
- Research
GPU Clusters & Offerings
- NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 with Blackwell Ultra GPUs
- ND GB200 v6 VMs with Blackwell architecture
- ND A100 v4 with NVIDIA Ampere A100 GPUs
- NC A100 v4 with NVIDIA PCIe A100 GPUs
Network Fabric
- InfiniBand
- NVIDIA NVLink and NVSwitch
Connectivity Bandwidth
Up to 800 Gbps per GPU and 400 GB/s scale-out networking
Storage Architecture
- NVMe
- Premium Blob Storage
- High-throughput Block Storage
Compute Framework Compatibility
- TensorFlow
- PyTorch
- Jax
Resource Orchestration
Kubernetes
Security Infrastructure
- SOC2
- ISO 27001 compliance
- regular penetration testing
Developer Interface & APIs
- Azure CLI
- Azure SDK
- REST API
Support Operations
- 24/7 Support Desk
- Community Forums
- Dedicated Technical Account Manager
Resource Availability
GA
Datacenter Locations
Regulatory Compliance
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
Key Platform Features
- Advanced InfiniBand networking up to 800 Gbps per GPU
- Rack-scale system with GB300 supercluster
- High-performance ND A100 v4 VMs for scale-up and scale-out HPC workloads
Last Audit: February 2026