Windows on Arm for Cloud Native Software Development

Windows has traditionally run on x86 / x64 processors, but now runs on Arm processors. Over the last few years, Windows has made significant progress on Arm powered hardware. Arm hardware has also delivered steady performance increases. Windows 11 on Arm delivers all-day battery life and mobile connectivity for consumers, and new, faster Arm processors provide developers compelling options for cloud native software development. Software developers often use virtual machines and containers to develop, test, and deploy applications. Multiple cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Oracle, now offer virtual machines and other cloud services using the Arm architecture. For efficiency, Developers prefer to use the same architecture in the cloud and on the desktop. For the first time, the hardware performance of Windows on Arm combined with the price-performance advantages of Arm cloud services has resulted in developers migrating to Arm. Developer resources for cloud native development such as Visual Studio Code, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) with support for GUI applications (WSLg), Docker for containers and microservice development, and other development tools will be presented. Come and see the latest hardware and Arm-native software development tools.