Azure NetApp Files is enabling scalable, high-performance storage for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) workloads in the cloud. The service supports massive concurrency, low latency, and consistent production performance, allowing thousands of EDA jobs to run simultaneously against shared datasets without traditional storage bottlenecks. Last year, Azure introduced ANF as a solution for cloud-based EDA, and since then, it has continued to enhance performance and scalability. Today, the service is advancing with new capabilities that allow thousands of parallel jobs to share a single storage environment while maintaining consistent latency under sustained load. This ensures predictable performance for EDA workflows, both at low utilization and under full production load. The service's architecture enables independent scaling of compute and storage, preventing storage from becoming a constraint as EDA clusters grow. It also supports concurrent metadata operations at scale, handling millions of small file interactions typical of EDA workflows without degradation. *Source: [azureai](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-netapp-files-for-eda-workloads-from-revolution-to-breakthrough-at-scale/)*