Microsoft and Armada are teaming up to bring their respective Edge offerings together.

Microsoft's Azure Local offering will now be deployable in Armada's Galleon modular Edge data centers and combined with Armada's Edge Platform.

The combination will enable customers to run workloads in intermittently connected, contested, and even fully disconnected environments while accessing Microsoft Azure cloud services and AI capabilities.

"Customers operating in the world’s most demanding environments don’t have the luxury of choosing between sovereignty, resilience, and modern cloud capabilities, they need all three. By partnering with Microsoft, we’re combining Armada’s deployable, mission-ready infrastructure with Azure Local’s consistent cloud platform to help governments and regulated industries run secure, AI-enabled workloads anywhere they operate, even when connectivity is limited or unavailable," said Dan Wright, co-founder and CEO of Armada.

"Together, Microsoft and Armada are delivering a practical path to sovereign AI at the Edge, one that respects local control, supports disconnected operations, and scales from today’s mission-critical needs to tomorrow’s intelligent systems."

“As organizations accelerate digital transformation, sovereign cloud capabilities are essential, not optional,” said Douglas Phillips, president and CTO, Microsoft specialized clouds. “Our collaboration with Armada extends Azure Local to new frontiers at the Edge, giving governments and enterprises the controls, security, and resiliency they need to operate independently while meeting sovereignty, compliance, and mission-critical performance requirements.”

Azure Local is Microsoft's on-premises offering that brings cloud capabilities to customers' data centers. In November 2025, Microsoft added Nvidia servers to Azure Local to add AI capabilities.

Armada's Galleon line comprises portable, modular, and ruggedized data centers that come as a turnkey offering. In July 2025, the company added a new offering – Leviathan – to the line, which is liquid-cooled and offers up to 1MW of capacity and is compatible with AI computing uses. At the same time as launching Leviathan, Armada $131 million from investors.

Microsoft has previously invested in Armada via its M12 fund, which led a funding round that raised $40 million.

Armada has or is set to deploy modules with Nscale, UnityCloud, TampNet, Aramco, Newlab, Eclipse, the US Navy, and Alaska's Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.