Confidential Computing
The latest Confidential Computing coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Azure Cobalt 200: Arm V3 Chiplet CPU Revolutionizes Cloud Computing
Microsoft's Azure Cobalt 200 represents a quantum leap in cloud computing infrastructure, marking the company's second-generation custom silicon solution that challenges traditional x86 dominance in...
KT's Azure-Powered Secure Public Cloud Targets Korea's PIPA and Financial Data Rules
KT Corporation, South Korea's leading telecommunications provider, has announced the launch of its Azure-powered \"Secure Public Cloud\" (SPC), marking a significant shift from generic public cloud...
Korea's First Sovereign Public Cloud Goes Live on Azure with Confidential Computing
KT Corp. and Microsoft have announced a groundbreaking sovereign public cloud partnership in South Korea, marking a significant milestone in the country's digital transformation journey. This...
Microsoft Embeds Custom HSM Chip in Every Azure Server to Slash Latency and Boost Security
Microsoft has quietly shifted a cornerstone of cloud security from centralized appliance clusters into the very silicon of every new Azure server. At the Hot Chips 2025 conference, the company...
Microsoft’s Brad Smith Vows Investigation After Employees Storm Office Over Azure Israel Surveillance Claims
Microsoft President Brad Smith told reporters on August 26, 2025, that the company would “go investigate and get to the truth” after a group of current and former employees occupied his Redmond...
Microsoft Bakes Hardware Security and Quantum-Resistant Crypto Directly into Azure Servers
Microsoft’s cloud security architects have fundamentally reimagined how to protect data and workloads in Azure, moving from software firewalls and centralized appliances to hardware-anchored...
Microsoft Forges a Hardware Security Stack for Azure: Custom DPU, Local HSM, and Post-Quantum Roots of Trust
Microsoft is embedding security directly into the silicon that powers Azure, rolling out custom data processing units, server-embedded hardware security modules, and an open-source root of trust...
Hot Chips 2025: Microsoft Unveils Azure Integrated HSM and Open-Source Caliptra 2.0 Root of Trust
At Hot Chips 2025, Microsoft pulled back the curtain on a fundamental redesign of Azure’s hardware security, revealing a custom security ASIC called Azure Integrated HSM and an open-source silicon...
Alibaba's $53B Cloud Bet Fuels Web3 Infrastructure Rush Among AWS, Google, Microsoft
Alibaba Group’s announcement that it will invest RMB 380 billion (approximately $53 billion) over the next three years into AI and cloud infrastructure is more than a single company’s technology...
Intel TDX and Zero-Copy TCP Arrive in Linux 6.16, with WSL2 Benefits Ahead
Linux 6.16 has shipped with a trio of technologies that could reshape how Windows shops leverage Linux: Intel Trusted Domain Extensions (TDX) for confidential computing, a zero-copy TCP transmit path...
Microsoft Taps Marvell's LiquidSecurity PCIe HSMs to Lock Down Azure Cloud HSM Infrastructure
Microsoft has selected Marvell's LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs) to underpin its Azure Cloud HSM service, the companies confirmed on August 18, 2025. The deal cements...
Microsoft Taps Marvell's LiquidSecurity FIPS 140-3 Level 3 PCIe HSMs to Power Azure Cloud HSM
Microsoft has selected Marvell's LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules to anchor its Azure Cloud HSM service, extending a years-long collaboration that already underpins Azure Key Vault...