Microsoft's Interest in FPGAs

Wired Magazine has a great artcile about Micros'ft Catapult; an effort to integrate FPGAs into servers. While originally the FPGA effort was to help Bing; Microsoft wanted one platform for its datacenters. FPGAs are not in Azure, Microsoft's Datacenters.

https://www.wired.com/2016/09/microsoft-bets-future-chip-reprogram-fly/

Other Related Articles on Microsoft and FPGAs

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3124486/hardware/microsofts-fpga-powered-supercomputer-can-translate-wikipedia-faster-than-you-can-blink.html

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/programmable-chips-turning-azure-into-a-supercomputing-powerhouse/

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/microsoft-touts-first-ai-supercomputer-using-programmable-hardware-cloud/