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    Azure ND MI455X v7 Brings AMD Helios to Production AI Inference

    Microsoft’s latest Azure expansion with AMD is more than another processor refresh. By bringing the Helios rack-scale AI platform, Instinct MI455X accelerators, sixth-generation EPYC “Venice” processors, Pensando networking technology, and ROCm software into its cloud infrastructure, Microsoft...
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    Azure Adds AMD HDv2, HXv2 and MI455X v7 AI VM Families

    Microsoft is expanding its Azure infrastructure partnership with AMD with three upcoming virtual machine families aimed at different pressure points in AI and high-performance computing: HDv2 for data-intensive AI pipelines, HXv2 for electronic design automation and technical computing, and ND...
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    Azure ND MI455X v7: AMD Helios AI Inference VMs Arrive in 2026

    Microsoft and AMD on July 20 expanded their Azure infrastructure partnership, with Microsoft committing to deploy AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI platform for large-scale inference. The rollout also brings next-generation AMD EPYC processors and more Pensando networking hardware into Azure. AMD said...
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    AMD Helios MI455X to Scale Across Azure AI Data Centers

    Microsoft says it will deploy AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI infrastructure at scale across its data centers, making the next-generation platform part of both Azure’s own AI services and capacity offered to cloud customers. The commitment, announced July 20 alongside AMD, is significant because it...
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    AMD EPYC Venice Starts Zen 6 Rollout July 22; Ryzen Date Unannounced

    AMD’s first Zen 6 product is server-only 6th Gen EPYC Venice at Advancing AI in San Francisco on July 22–23, 2026; AMD has not announced a Ryzen launch date or Venice system availability. What to Request After July 22 WindowsForum readers evaluating Venice should focus on a short procurement...
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    AMD Zen 6 Venice EPYC Rollout Starts July 22–23, Desktop Ryzen Still Unconfirmed

    AMD has confirmed that its Zen 6 rollout will take place at the July 22–23 Advancing AI event, beginning with the server-focused EPYC processor codenamed Venice, which is built on TSMC’s 2 nm process. AMD has not announced desktop Ryzen Zen 6 timing, models, socket support, pricing, platform...