{"id":63871,"date":"2021-11-04T21:06:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=63871"},"modified":"2021-11-04T21:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:06:20","slug":"amd-epyc-processors-expand-performance-and-security-innovation-across-microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/63871-amd-epyc-processors-expand-performance-and-security-innovation-across-microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span>\u2122 Processors Expand Performance and Security Innovation Across Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014Micro\u00adsoft Azu\u00adre intro\u00addu\u00adces new Dasv5 and Easv5 VMs based on 3rd<\/sup> Gen AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span>\u2122 pro\u00adces\u00adsors, and new con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs based on AMD<\/span> SEV-SNP<\/span> technology \u2014<\/p>\n

SANTA<\/span> CLARA<\/span>, Calif. 11\/04\/2021 \u2014 Today, AMD<\/span> announ\u00adced its con\u00adtin\u00adued momen\u00adtum and col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon with Micro\u00adsoft Azu\u00adre,  who is offe\u00adring the 3rd<\/sup> Gen AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span>\u2122 pro\u00adces\u00adsor<\/a> in the latest gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of Dasv5 and Easv5 Azu\u00adre Vir\u00adtu\u00adal Machi\u00adnes (VMs). Azu\u00adre is also intro\u00addu\u00adcing new con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs, DCasv5 and ECasv5, which use the latest advan\u00adced secu\u00adri\u00adty fea\u00adtures available in 3rd<\/sup> Gen EPYC<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors, inclu\u00adding Secu\u00adre Encrypt\u00aded Vir\u00adtua\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon-Secu\u00adre Nes\u00adted Paging (SEV-SNP<\/span>)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new Azu\u00adre con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs, DCasv5 and ECasv5<\/a>, the first EPYC<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsor-based con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs at Azu\u00adre and the first con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs to use SEV-SNP<\/span>, will enable cus\u00adto\u00admers to have the data in their secu\u00adri\u00adty focu\u00adsed appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons encrypt\u00aded in use, in tran\u00adsit and at rest. The updated Dasv5 VMs, opti\u00admi\u00adzed for gene\u00adral pur\u00adpo\u00adse workloads, and the Easv5 VMs, opti\u00admi\u00adzed for memo\u00adry-based workloads, deli\u00adver bet\u00adter pri\u00adce-per\u00adfor\u00admance for most gene\u00adral pur\u00adpo\u00adse and memo\u00adry inten\u00adsi\u00adve workloads com\u00adpared to pri\u00ador EPYC<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsor-based Micro\u00adsoft Azu\u00adre VMs.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>By using the new Azu\u00adre Dav5 and Eav5 VMs with the latest AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span> CPUs, cus\u00adto\u00admers will get access to lea\u00adding per\u00adfor\u00admance and fan\u00adta\u00adstic pri\u00adce-per\u00adfor\u00admance for gene\u00adral pur\u00adpo\u00adse and memo\u00adry opti\u00admi\u00adzed workloads,\u201d said Lynn Comp, cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent, Cloud Busi\u00adness Unit, AMD<\/span>. \u201cBey\u00adond that, Azu\u00adre is using the advan\u00adced secu\u00adri\u00adty fea\u00adtures of EPYC<\/span> CPUs for the new con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs, so their cus\u00adto\u00admers can bene\u00adfit from both per\u00adfor\u00admance and secu\u00adri\u00adty for their workloads.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>At Micro\u00adsoft we are com\u00admit\u00adted to enab\u00adling the indus\u00adtry to move from com\u00adpu\u00adting in the clear to com\u00adpu\u00adting con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly in the cloud and the edge,\u201d said Vikas Bha\u00adtia, Head of Pro\u00adduct, Azu\u00adre Con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal Com\u00adpu\u00adting, Micro\u00adsoft. \u201cOur work with AMD<\/span> is one of the steps towards this visi\u00adon, giving cus\u00adto\u00admers access to Micro\u00adsoft Azu\u00adre con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs with advan\u00adced hard\u00adware secu\u00adri\u00adty fea\u00adtures and a lift-and-shift migra\u00adti\u00adon expe\u00adri\u00adence; a powerful tool for mee\u00adting their desi\u00adred secu\u00adri\u00adty posture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bringing Confidential VMs to Azure with AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span> CPUs<\/h3>\n

Azu\u00adre con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs can be used by cus\u00adto\u00admers with high secu\u00adri\u00adty and con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adtia\u00adli\u00adty requi\u00adre\u00adments for their workloads. By using AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors, the\u00adse con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal VMs bene\u00adfit from strong hard\u00adware-based secu\u00adri\u00adty fea\u00adtures that enable the VMs to excel at:<\/p>\n