Microsoft acquired Cycle Computing, a leader in cloud computing orchestration software for Big Compute and Big Data, in August 2017. Cycle Computing software leverages cloud resources to make computation in the cloud productive at any scale, by orchestrating workflows, managing data, balancing cloud options, and enabling users in a secure, controlled way. Combining Azure specialized Big Compute infrastructure with Cycle Computing’s technology and years of experience with the world’s largest supercomputers, the partnership open up many new possibilities. Most importantly, Cycle Computing will help customers accelerate their movement to the cloud, and make it easy to take advantage of the most performant and compliant infrastructure available in the public cloud today. For more information about the Cycle Computing acquisition visit: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2017/08/15/microsoft-acquires-cycle-computing-accelerate-big-computing-cloud/