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Help selection an Azure VM service

Gangrel 21 Reputation points
2022-08-11T10:38:15.187+00:00

I would like to set up a Windows based Azure VM.

I just need a Windows OS, basic storage (as I use onedrive), good RAM (at least 32gb) and a decent processor i5+. That's pretty much it, everything else I will download onto the VM. eg SSMS, Windows Apps etc (already have licenses)

Can someone please recommend how to go about doing that? There seems to be so many options for configuring the VM and I think I just need something simple

Thanks
Ryan

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines

An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.

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Jackson Martins 10,631 Reputation points MVP
2022-08-11T10:54:56.303+00:00

Hi @Gangrel
Microsoft Azure works like VM families; each family has its purpose. You can learn more in:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes

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However, there is a calculator that helps you decide the best VM according to your purpose.

It's called Virtual Machine Selector.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/vm-selector

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Get in touch if you need more help with this issue.

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  1. Andreas Baumgarten 132.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-08-11T11:44:21.243+00:00

    Hi @Gangrel ,

    in addition to martins-jackson:

    • In Azure you pay for the selected VM SKU. No matter if you "need the power/performance" or not. For instance if you choose a VM size with 32 GB you pay for it. No matter if you just use 5% of the memory.
    • You could resize the VM and also switching between different VM SKU series. Just a restart of the VM is required.

    I recommend to start "small". Run the VM and if the performance is bad resize to a one-size bigger one. If the performance is good enough you found the best VM size for your requirements.
    If you start "big" you are maybe good with the performance from the beginning but you maybe pay more than with the "good enough" approach.

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    (If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

    Regards
    Andreas Baumgarten

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  2. Gangrel 21 Reputation points
    2022-08-12T11:32:19.263+00:00

    Thanks all for the help

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