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Elastic Cloud on Azure gets a speed boost: Compute-optimized instances on Azure Cobalt ARM

Sep 24, 2026Joe Chin,Greg Crist
Elastic Cloud on Azure gets a speed boost: Compute-optimized instances on Azure Cobalt ARM
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Introduces new compute-optimized ARM hardware profiles on Elastic Cloud for Azure, utilizing Microsoft's Cobalt ARM processors (Dpldsv6 VM series). Highlights up to 44% better price-performance for CPU-intensive workloads like indexing, aggregations, and search (keyword, vector, semantic, hybrid). Mentions local NVMe SSD storage for improved random read performance. Provides guidance on deploying new instances and migrating existing ones to these profiles. Lists initial Azure regions for availability.