Microsoft at NSDI 2026: Advances in large-scale networked systems

Microsoft Research Blog / 5/6/2026

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Key Points

  • Microsoft researchers presented advances in designing and operating large-scale distributed systems across data centers and networking.
  • The work spans practical concerns of scale, reliability, and performance in real-world networked environments.
  • The session highlights how distributed systems and networking are increasingly intersecting with AI workloads.
  • The updates were shared in the context of NSDI 2026, a venue focused on systems research at scale.

Microsoft researchers share advances in building and operating large-scale distributed systems, spanning datacenters, networking, and the growing intersection with AI during NSDI ’26.

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