Anthropic Deploys Claude on NVIDIA GB300 in Microsoft Azure

Anthropic's Claude models are now generally available on Microsoft Azure, running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra systems. This marks Anthropic's first deployment on NVIDIA hardware and includes NVIDIA Verified Agent Skills and security controls. The launch builds on a strategic partnership between Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Anthropic announced in November.

Editorial analysis: Access to cloud instances running high-end GPUs materially changes the cost-performance tradeoffs for building agentic, domain-specialized systems, influencing architecture and deployment choices for ML teams. According to Investing.com and NVIDIA's blog, Anthropic's Claude models are now generally available in Microsoft Foundry on Microsoft Azure, running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra GB300 NVL72 systems with Quantum-X800 InfiniBand networking. Investing.com reports this deployment is Anthropic's first on NVIDIA hardware. NVIDIA's blog and Investing.com say the integration includes NVIDIA Verified Agent Skills and the NVIDIA Secure Agent Workspace Reference Design for identity, network, credential, and runtime policy controls. Multiple outlets note the launch builds on a strategic partnership announced in November between Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Anthropic.