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title: "Confidential computing on Microsoft Azure\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Protect your security sensitive workloads on Microsoft Azure with Ubuntu
  confidential VMs
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# Confidential computing with Ubuntu on Microsoft Azure

Secure your data, code and AI models at run- time with Ubuntu confidential VMs on Microsoft Azure.

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[Try Ubuntu confidential VMs today ›](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps?search=Canonical%20Ubuntu%20confidential%20VM&page=1)

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## Why enable zero trust computing within Azure?

With zero-trust being the norm in cybersecurity for global businesses, using confidential VMs in the cloud takes this one step further.

* Strengthen protection against cloud privileged software, including hypervisors
* Enhance your VM’s isolation against other tenant VMs
* Build data clean rooms for collaborative AI analytics
* Strengthen your compliance posture

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## Get Ubuntu confidential VMs on the Microsoft Azure marketplace

Ubuntu offers the following confidential VMs:

* [Get Ubuntu 24.04 LTS confidential VMs](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/canonical.ubuntu-24_04-lts?tab=Overview)
* [Get Intel TDX in private preview with 22.04 LTS](https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR9_qJVF-zyZCqvwR_iaG2EFUME1BT1hJN0I1VjhGWE9QNUJGREQ5QUlMNS4u)
* [Get AMD SEV SNP with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on Azure](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/canonical.0001-com-ubuntu-confidential-vm-jammy)
* [Get AMD SEV SNP with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on Azure](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/canonical.0001-com-ubuntu-confidential-vm-focal?tab=Overview)

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[Don’t see what you’re looking for? Contact us to learn more ›](https://ubuntu.com/azure/contact-us)

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## Use Ubuntu Pro to further harden your confidential VMs

While confidential VMs can protect your workload from external threats, vulnerabilities from within their boundaries remain a concern. With Ubuntu Pro, you can keep your guest CVM software stack continuously patched and up-to-date for up to 12 years, covering 30,000 open source packages with a single subscription.

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[Learn more about Ubuntu Pro ›](https://ubuntu.com/pro)

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## [Learn about other confidential computing offerings from Canonical ›](https://ubuntu.com/confidential-computing)

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## Confidential computing enables AI with Ubuntu and NVIDIA GPUs on Microsoft Azure

Businesses using machine learning on Azure are prioritizing data security and model protection. Strict regulations often prevent sharing sensitive information, holding back AI’s full capabilities in key sectors.

To address this challenge on Azure, Ubuntu supports the general availability launch of confidential GPUs on Azure, featuring AMD 4th Gen EPYC processors and NVIDIA H100 GPUs, delivering stronger security and performance for advanced AI workloads.

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[Sign up for the Azure preview of confidential AI with Ubuntu ›](https://aka.ms/accgpusignup)

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## Learn more about confidential computing

* [Secure your AI workloads with confidential computing](https://ubuntu.com/engage/confidential-ai-webinar)
* [Learn about the importance of remote attestation](https://canonical.com/blog/confidential-computing-in-public-clouds-isolation-and-remote-attestation-explained)
* [Deep dive into the technical implementation of Ubuntu CVMs with ephemeral vTPMS](https://canonical.com/blog/ephemeral-ubuntu-confidential-vms-azure)

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## [Contact us to discuss your use case ›](https://ubuntu.com/azure/contact-us)