NVIDIA and Google Cloud announced on October 21, 2026, at GTC Berlin that the first live A5X instances powered by NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 are running with an initial customer, with general availability planned for November 2026 and expanded availability in Europe also planned. A5X Instances and Scale Plans The A5X instances pair NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale systems and NVIDIA ConnectX-9 SuperNICs with the Google Cloud Virgo Network and Google Cloud’s fourth-generation advanced…