# Microsoft Azure Batch
This repository provides a communication channel for customers using
the [Microsoft Azure Batch](https://aka.ms/batch) service.

* [Announcements](https://github.com/Azure/Batch/tree/master/announcements)
* [Issue Tracking](https://github.com/Azure/Batch/issues)
    * [Notices](https://github.com/Azure/Batch/labels/notice)
    * [Known issues](https://github.com/Azure/Batch/labels/known%20issue)
    * [Questions](https://github.com/Azure/Batch/labels/question)
* [Status](https://azure.microsoft.com/status/)
* [Batch Node Agent Change Log](changelogs/nodeagent/CHANGELOG.md)

## Resources

### About

* [Technical overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/batch/batch-technical-overview)
* [Documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/batch/)
* [Region availability](https://azure.microsoft.com/global-infrastructure/services/)

### Community

* [Stack Overflow azure-batch tagged questions](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azure-batch)
* [MSDN Forum](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/azure/home?forum=azurebatch) -
please post new questions under [GitHub issues](https://github.com/Azure/Batch/issues)
or Stack Overflow
* [User Voice](https://feedback.azure.com/forums/269742-batch) - please use
[GitHub issues](https://github.com/Azure/Batch/issues) instead

### Batch Tooling and Samples

* [Batch Explorer](https://azure.github.io/BatchExplorer/): monitor, manage and debug
your Batch resources with a cross-platform UI
* [Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/cli/azure/install-azure-cli):
command-line interface for managing Azure resources with support for
[Batch](https://docs.microsoft.com/cli/azure/batch)
* [Azure Batch SDK Samples](https://github.com/Azure/azure-batch-samples):
code samples using the Azure Batch SDK in various languages

### Accelerators

* [aztk](https://github.com/Azure/aztk): on-demand Spark clusters on Azure
Batch
* [Batch Shipyard](https://github.com/Azure/batch-shipyard): provision,
execute and monitor container-based batch processing and HPC workloads on
Azure Batch
* [doAzureParallel](https://github.com/Azure/doAzureParallel): parallel
backend on Azure Batch for the foreach package in R

### Other Tooling
* [Azure Storage Explorer](https://azure.microsoft.com/features/storage-explorer/):
manage contents of your Azure Storage accounts with a cross-platform UI
* [blobxfer](https://github.com/Azure/blobxfer): cross-platform Azure storage
data movement tool
* [Fast Data Transfer](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage/profiles/fast-data-transfer/):
high-speed data loader for Azure

## Related Services

* [Azure Batch AI](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/batch-ai/)
* [Azure Batch Rendering](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/batch/rendering/)

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**Repository Notices:** [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md),
[Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md), [Legal Notices](LEGAL_NOTICES.md)