Azure Virtual Machines

An Azure virtual machine is an IaaS-based solution that offers compute resources as a service. Virtual machines are used when we want more control over our computing environment rather than depend on the cloud provider (e.g., Azure App Service). We can host applications in a VM as we do in Azure Web Apps.

It’s a computing solution that uses software, instead of a physical computer. There are several types of Azure VMs. Let’s take a look:

• General purpose VMs: These are ideal for testing and development.
• Compute-optimized VMs: These are suitable for batch processes.
• Memory-optimized VMs: These have extremely optimized memory.
• Storage-optimized VMs: These are helpful for large database transactions.

VM pricing

• Pay as you go: Under this pricing model, we’re only charged for the time we’ve used the resource. We can scale out as per our requirements, and we’ll be charged automatically on that basis.

  We can even shut down VMs that are no longer required to reduce the bill. This kind of plan is helpful in short-term projects.

• Reserved instances: This plan is helpful when organizations are already using Azure and now want to reduce costs. Under this plan, we have an advance purchase option for a reserved VM instance for one or three years.

Benefits of using an Azure VM

• It can be accessed from any device that supports an internet connection.

• It provides the facility to troubleshoot issues with options like ...