About This Deal

Microsoft Corporation acquired Cycle Computing, a transaction announced in August 2017.

Cycle Computing operates in Azure. Cycle Computing is a specialist in cloud orchestration and high-performance computing (HPC), with expertise in massively scalable applications and Linux HPC workloads. Microsoft acquired it to make big-compute and HPC easier to run in the cloud and to strengthen Azure for workloads such as AI and deep learning.

Accelerate customers' move to the cloud for HPC and big-computing workloads and enhance Azure's support for complex, massively scalable applications.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Microsoft Corporation
Target
Cycle Computing
Value
Not disclosed
Date
August 2017
Type
Acquisition
Status
Official-source — no SEC filing

Transaction Details

Segment
Azure
Announced
August 15, 2017

In Their Words

Cycle Computing's depth and expertise around massively scalable applications make them a great fit to join our Microsoft team.Jason Zander, Executive Vice President, Strategic Missions and Technologies at Microsoft

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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