Azure Databricks gets GPU enabled VM support and a new machine learning runtime - MSPoweruser

At Connect() developer event last year, Microsoft announced the preview of Azure Databricks service for highest-performance streaming analytics projects. Azure Databricks is an Apache Spark-based analytics platform that delivers one-click setup, streamlined workflows and an interactive workspace. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the general availability of this service. At the Spark AI Summit yesterday, Microsoft announced a couple of new enhancements to Azure Databricks. First, they are adding support for GPU enabled VMs.