Confidential AI Unlocks Sensitive Data on Microsoft Azure with NVIDIA AI and Accelerated Computing
As organizations across industries push the boundaries of AI, the need for secure, high-performance infrastructure has never been more critical. Opaque Systems, in collaboration with Microsoft and NVIDIA, is enabling a new era of Confidential AI on Microsoft Azure Confidential VMs powered by NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs.
This collaboration offers not only the computational power required for advanced AI and machine learning applications but also the robust data protections needed. Our collaboration is strengthened even further through our participation in the NVIDIA Inception program, which helps companies accelerate development and business growth with access to technical resources, discounts and marketing opportunities designed for startups.
With applications ranging from financial services to high tech and others, this infrastructure sets a new standard for scalable, privacy- and sovereignty-preserving AI. Our work with Azure and NVIDIA H100 GPUs equips businesses with the tools to innovate confidently, accelerating AI into production by supporting diverse use cases like confidential Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and secure multi-party data sharing.
This infrastructure provides a foundation where companies can exercise full data ownership, maintaining oversight of proprietary information while pushing the boundaries of AI-driven insights. As the importance of data sovereignty becomes more apparent across industries, this partnership promotes a streamlined approach for enterprises to maximize data utility without compromise.
Setting New Standards in Confidential AI with Azure CVMs and NVIDIA Accelerated Computing
The Azure Confidential VM, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing with H100 GPUs, is transforming the way organizations interact with and safeguard their data. In a time when AI models demand both high-performing computational resources and robust data protection, the capabilities of NVIDIA Hopper are essential. By combining high-performance tensor cores with confidential virtual machine (CVM) environments, Azure now supports Confidential AI and analytics in ways that were previously out of reach.
Opaque’s Confidential AI platform, as part of this infrastructure, enables organizations to leverage data-intensive applications like confidential Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) while preserving data integrity across processes. The H100 brings a 3x improvement over the A100, which means faster insights, better model accuracy, and significantly reduced time to value. As sectors like financial services move toward stricter data regulations, Opaque’s platform on NVIDIA H100-driven CVMs ensures compliance, providing peace of mind with a clear path to innovation.
Beyond Confidential RAG: Enabling Multi-Industry Transformation
While confidential RAG is a prominent application, the capabilities of Opaque’s platform reach far beyond this use case. Our collaboration with Microsoft and NVIDIA allows us to support a broad range of data-intensive workflows—from real-time analytics in financial services and predictive modeling in the insurance sector, to inference and agentic workflows in high tech, as well as ransomware detection and monitoring in the public sector. Azure with the NVIDIA AI platform empowers enterprises to bring AI applications into production with the highest level of verifiability and auditability, mitigating risk while scaling insights.
Moreover, H100-enabled CVMs support complex, multi-party data collaborations, essential in today’s interconnected industries. By enabling Confidential AI through secure, shared data pools, organizations can co-innovate without compromising their proprietary information. This infrastructure fosters a shift toward a more integrated AI ecosystem—one where companies not only extract insights from their data but also share these insights responsibly with partners, fueling more robust and secure collaboration across industries.
Future-Proofing Confidential AI with NVIDIA NIMs
Leveraging NVIDIA NeMo Inference Manger (NIM) microservices, part of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform signals our commitment to not only staying ahead of but also shaping the future of AI scalability. As data workflows become more intricate and the demand for agentic AI applications grows, NIM provides a critical framework for managing and optimizing model deployment at scale. With NIM’s capabilities, organizations using Opaque’s Confidential AI platform on NVIDIA Hopper can seamlessly deploy models across large data sets and workflows, unlocking new performance potential. NVIDIA Hopper can seamlessly deploy models across large data sets and workflows, unlocking new performance potential.
NIM addresses a crucial question for many of our clients: Can Confidential AI solutions scale to handle massive data volumes without performance lag? With NIM, the answer is yes. By optimizing inference pipelines on Hopper GPUs, NIM enhances performance across large-scale datasets, meeting the needs of high-demand, data-intensive workflows. For those in sectors managing vast data lakes—such as finance, insurance, and high-tech—NIM ensures that scaling up Confidential AI is efficient and effective.
Pioneering a Responsible and Scalable Future in AI
The showcase of Opaque’s work at Microsoft Ignite marks a defining step for Confidential AI. We’re pioneering an infrastructure where companies can trust that their most sensitive data remains uncompromised, even as they unlock its full potential for AI and machine learning. As we continue to integrate NVIDIA NIM, we are prepared to meet the demands of tomorrow’s AI applications and empower our clients.
Our journey underscores a fundamental shift in the AI landscape—one where verifiability, and scalability converge to create resilient, high-performance AI solutions that adapt to the complexities of modern data governance. By continuing to reinforce data sovereignty, we’re setting new standards for Confidential AI, crafting a world where privacy and progress go hand in hand.
For organizations ready to harness AI without sacrificing data integrity, Opaque offers a clear path forward, redefining the benchmarks for Confidential AI and laying the groundwork for what’s possible in the years to come.
To learn more, find us at NVIDIA's Partner Pavilion at Microsoft Ignite 2024 from November 19 - 21. Feel free to contact us with any questions or reach out to request a demo.