DC-series virtual machines are a new family of virtual machines to protect the confidentiality and integrity of your data and code while it's processed in Azure through the use of secure enclaves. This is in addition to the existing built-in encryption capabilities that protect data in Azure while it's at rest and in transit.

These virtual machines are backed by the latest generation of Intel Xeon E-2176G 3.7GHz Processor with SGX technology. With Intel Turbo Boost Technology this processor can reach up to 4.7GHz.

Example use cases include confidential querying in databases, creation of scalable confidential consortium networks and secure multiparty machine learning algorithms. The DC-series VMs are ideal to build secure enclave-based applications to protect customers code and data while it's in use.