Azure Data Box Edge

2018: Announcement of a product

On September 24, 2018 Microsoft used own Ignite conference to show the new device for accomplishment in tasks AI companies with postprocessing of data in a cloud. It is about the special Azure Data Box Edge computer.

His client will be able to order from Microsoft or partners and to use for processing of algorithms of artificial intelligence. At the same time the companies do not need to install the specialized processors suitable for such workloads, CNBC notes.

We want to provide to people several options of our specialized intellectual property. We have things which well proved in a working environment — the technical director of Microsoft Kevin Scott told TV channel.

According to him, the possibility of use of the equipment in different places will allow clients to follow precepts of law, to avoid problems in case of failure of network and to receive higher performance in comparison with that which is reached when using only of cloud services in work with data bulks.

In September, 2018 Microsoft provided the device for processing of tasks AI in the companies

The vice president of Microsoft Julia White pays attention that Azure Data Box Edge works with the open source software thanks to what third-party developers can create own solutions compatible to the equipment.

One of the first a new system was tested by Cree company which installed the device at the enterprise for image processing for the purpose of production quality control.

For the period of testing Microsoft offers ADP equipment under control of FPGA chips (the ventilated matrixes programmed by the user) and also processors, more traditional for computers.

At the time of the presentation the price of Azure Data Box Edge was not set, but Microsoft promised to publish data until the end of 2018.^[1]

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