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Overview
Azure is the second largest public cloud and is part of Microsoft. Azure invested heavily in GPU infrastructure over the last few years and is now the primary GPU provider for top AI companies such as OpenAI. Azure offers a range of GPU but focuses heavily on latest generation Nvidia chips.
Highlights
Instances
Features
Shadeform Integrated
Integrated with Shadeform for console and API
SXM Support
Provides instances with Nvidia SXM GPU interconnects
Persistent Storage
Disk storage that can be used across multiple instances
On-Demand Clusters
Provides interconnected GPU clusters on-demand
Pricing
Like other hyperscaler cloud providers, Azure offers several different instance types but prices at the top end of the market. Azure justifies its price point because their GPU instances are integrated with their other platform features which brings an end to end cloud solution for all customers.
Availability
Azure offers several GPU instance types focusing on higher end GPUs like A100s and H100s. While Azure has good availability on single GPU instances, multi GPU instances often lack availability and require reservations to obtain.