Compute

VMware Rapid Migration Plan: Some Benefits for Commitment Updated: August 4, 2025 Note: Microsoft has further extended the deadline to the VMware Rapid Migration Plan to Dec....more New Generation of Storage Azure VMs Enable Larger Workloads  Updated: July 20, 2025 A new generation of storage-optimized Azure VMs offers higher performance at a lower storage cost....more Migrating from VMware? Look Before You Leap Updated: June 28, 2025 Microsoft has several alternatives to VMware for on-premises server virtualization. Hyper-V is mature and runs...more Does Azure Linux Have a Broader Future? Updated: June 3, 2025 Ever since it was first introduced under the name Mariner, Azure Linux’s sole official purpose...more Azure Linux 3.0: What’s New Updated: June 3, 2025 Latest version of Microsoft’s host OS for Azure Kubernetes Service includes updated dependencies. Kubernetes is...more How to Plan for VM Retirement Updated: March 3, 2025 New VM series are both an opportunity to save money and a signal that existing...more Optimizing VM Costs with Scaling Updated: March 1, 2025 Matching resource consumption to actual demand is an important part of controlling Azure VM costs....more Azure Disk Types at a Glance Updated: February 10, 2025 Chart summarizes the various options for Azure Managed Disks. Performance Tiers Based on Disk Updated: February 5, 2025 Chart gives an example of performance tiers available within a given disk type. Azure Managed Disks Demystified Updated: February 5, 2025 A wide range of overlapping options makes finding the right managed disk challenging. Underpurchasing carries...more Azure Managed Disks and Roles Updated: February 5, 2025 Azure Managed Disks offer five disk types, from traditional spinning platters to high-performance SSDs. Although...more Executive Focus: The Mounting Risks of On-Premises Server Software Updated: January 12, 2025 Microsoft’s cloud-first focus reduces the long-term viability of traditional on-premises server software. Organizations using on-premises...more Azure Update Management Center in Preview Updated: December 29, 2024 UPDATE 2023-09-25: Generally available as Azure Update Manager. A new Azure Update management center in...more New Tools Help Migrate VMWare to Azure Local Updated: December 16, 2024 New capabilities in preview for Azure Migrate can help customers move from VMWare to Azure...more Arm Azure VMs Can Cut Linux Workload Costs Updated: October 18, 2024 Arm Azure VMs that use Microsoft’s Cobalt processors are generally available and could cut costs...more Azure Compute Fleet: Optimize the Costs of Large-Scale VM Deployments Updated: August 27, 2024 Azure Compute Fleet, in preview, can expedite the deployment and maintenance of a large number...more

  Product Reference Batch Azure Batch allows customers to distribute workloads over groups of VMs to leverage Azure’s scalability...more   Product Reference Orleans Orleans is an open-source framework for distributed applications that is included with .NET.   Product Reference Azure Local Azure Local, formerly known as Azure Stack HCI, is Microsoft’s primary server host OS for...more   Product Reference Connectivity to Azure Organizations can connect their own locations to Azure in a variety of ways, with bandwidth,...more   Product Reference Network Security Azure provides services to filter and monitor network traffic. They include firewalls, protection against denial-of-service...more   Product Reference Load Balancing and Network Analysis Load balancing services in Azure distribute incoming network requests for customer applications or resources among...more   Product Reference Backup Azure Backup is a service that uses Azure Storage to back up VMs, databases, files...more   Product Reference Azure Stack Hub Azure Stack Hub offers functionality of Microsoft-hosted Azure (Azure) for customer on-premises and third-party hosted...more   Product Reference Windows Server Windows Server is Microsoft’s OS for deployment on server hardware and for use within VMs.   Product Reference Kubernetes Service Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft’s flagship Kubernetes (often abbreviated as “K8s”) offering, provides orchestration (deployment,...more   Product Reference Container Services in Azure In addition to the company’s flagship Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft offers services that exist...more   Product Reference Service Fabric Service Fabric is a microservice orchestration platform that can enable highly scalable, distributed, reliable solutions....more   Product Reference Confidential Computing Azure Confidential Computing comprises several Azure offerings including Azure VM instance types, confidential containers, and...more   Product Reference Cloud Services Azure Cloud Services provides customers with Windows Server VM instances using a PaaS model.   Product Reference Azure Virtual Machines Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) offer persistent VMs running Windows Server, Linux, and (in certain scenarios)...more   Licensing Reference Azure VMware Solution Azure VMware Solution (AVS) offers virtualization, storage, and networking for managed VMs using VMware software...more

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