Microsoft on Tuesday revealed new custom chips aimed at powering workloads on its Azure cloud and bolstering security, particularly a new hardware accelerator that can manage data processing, networking and storage-related tasks. The Azure Boost DPU is Microsoft’s first data processing unit, designed for >>data-centric workloads with high efficiency and low power,<< the company said. [...] First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/new-in-house-chips-round-out-microsofts-portfolio/
