Arm is showcasing Arm Neoverse ecosystem momentum through Microsoft’s preview of VMs on its Azure cloud platform powered by Arm-based Ampere Altra server CPUs. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why the preview of VMs on Microsoft Azure using Arm-based Ampere Altra processors boosts Arm’s sales and marketing momentum as well as the influence of the Arm Neoverse ecosystem after the dissolution of the $40 billion NVIDIA acquisition and before parent company Softbank’s plan to take the company public.