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AI Infrastructure Partnerships and Outsourcing

MICROSOFT CORP · 2026-11-06 · Importance null · Surprise null

Microsoft is winding down rented AI-computing capacity from Oracle after declining to renew the arrangement, according to people familiar with the matter. The rented capacity became less useful as it no longer matched Microsoft’s specifications, and the Oracle hardware used older-generation Nvidia chips. The decision is part of a broader reassessment of Microsoft’s cloud partnerships and computing needs; Oracle disputed the implication that its earlier-generation infrastructure lacks customer demand.

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• IREN's Horizon 1 data center went into service for Microsoft. source