Ray + Anyscale Announcements - RDMA, PyTorch Foundation, MLOps, Azure

Watch the keynote recording to hear Anyscale CEO Keerti Melkote discuss the evolution of computing and the growing need for a unified AI compute platform. Anyscale Co-founder and Executive Chairman shares the origin story of Ray and why this is its moment. Later, Anyscale Co-founder Robert Nishihara takes the stage to explore Ray’s role in the broader ecosystem and unveil exciting new product updates. Key announcements include: Ray joining the PyTorch Foundation, strengthening its open-source community and ecosystem. RDMA support for faster, more efficient distributed computing. The launch of Anyscale Runtime, delivering optimized performance and seamless deployment. Enhanced Observability and Lineage tools for better visibility and debugging. Deeper Kubernetes integrations for streamlined orchestration. A new Global Resource Scheduler and Multi-Resource Cloud support to improve workload distribution across environments. Anyscale on Microsoft Azure, expanding accessibility and flexibility for enterprise users. The keynote concludes with a discussion between Brendan Burns, CVP of Microsoft Azure Cloud Native & Management Platform, and Keerti Melkote, CEO of Anyscale, where they dive into the Anyscale–Azure partnership and how it’s empowering organizations to scale AI workloads globally with speed, efficiency, and trust.