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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 Brings AMD Helios AI VMs in H2 2026

    Microsoft will add AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI platform to Azure through upcoming ND MI455X v7 virtual machines, giving customers another path to production-scale inference alongside Nvidia-based instances and Microsoft’s own Maia accelerator systems. The deployment is planned for the second half...
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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...