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Hitoshi Momma 25 Reputation points
2023-01-12T00:46:01.9766667+00:00

Does Azure provides VM type for INTEL Sapphire rapids as AWS R7iz?

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  1. KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 18,642 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2023-01-17T22:22:38.5733333+00:00

    Hi @Hitoshi Momma Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A.

    As of now, Azure doesn't provide VM type for 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (codename - Sapphire Rapids).
    If there are any updates in the near future, it will be posted on Azure Updates & Blogs page. So keep an eye on it.

    The latest update we have on Intel Sapphire Rapids (4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors) with Azure is from Jan 10th and is related to Confidential computing, which says -

    Azure team is excited to continue our leadership by partnering with Intel to offer confidential computing on 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel Trusted Domain Extensions (Intel TDX) later this year, enabling organizations in highly regulated industries to lift and shift their workloads that handle sensitive data to scale in the cloud.

    Customers will be able to more confidently use the cloud for their most sensitive data workloads while verifying the environment and staying in full control of data access. We look forward to the launch of 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and offering Intel TDX–enabled instances with VM-level data protection and performance improvements later this year, continuing our partnership with Intel to help transition Azure to the confidential cloud.

    Sign up for early access to Intel TDX confidential VMs coming later this year.

    If you have further questions, do let me know in the comments.
    If this helped, please 'Accept as answer' so that it can improve the discoverability for others in the community looking for help/clarity on the same topic.

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  1. KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 18,642 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2023-01-17T22:20:07.5433333+00:00

    Hi Hitoshi Momma

    Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A.
    As of now, Azure doesn't provide VM type for 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (codename - Sapphire Rapids).
    If there are any updates in the near future, it will be posted on Azure Updates & Blogs page. So keep an eye on it.

    The latest update we have on Intel Sapphire Rapids (4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors) with Azure is from Jan 10th and is related to Confidential computing, which says -

    Azure team is excited to continue our leadership by partnering with Intel to offer confidential computing on 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel Trusted Domain Extensions (Intel TDX) later this year, enabling organizations in highly regulated industries to lift and shift their workloads that handle sensitive data to scale in the cloud.
    Customers will be able to more confidently use the cloud for their most sensitive data workloads while verifying the environment and staying in full control of data access. We look forward to the launch of 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and offering Intel TDX–enabled instances with VM-level data protection and performance improvements later this year, continuing our partnership with Intel to help transition Azure to the confidential cloud.
    Sign up for early access to Intel TDX confidential VMs coming later this year.
    If you have further questions, do let me know in the comments.
    If this helped, please 'Accept as answer' so that it can improve the discoverability for others in the community looking for help/clarity on the same topic.