Hibernation is now Generally Available on GPU VMs!

Today, we’re excited to announce that hibernation for Azure GPU VMs is now generally available. We announced the extension of hibernation support to GPU Virtual Machines (VMs) in Azure in April 2024. This feature allows for significant savings on compute costs during idle times, enabling users to pause their GPU-powered VMs…

18/03/2025Azure High Performance Computing (HPC) Blog

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