Microsoft Azure D4as V4 Virtual Machines
Microsoft Azure D4as V4 Virtual Machines provide scalable compute capacity for demanding workloads, ensuring your business applications run efficiently in the cloud.
- Scalable Compute: Access flexible virtual machine resources that grow with your business needs.
- Performance Optimized: Benefit from high-performance CPUs and local SSD storage for critical applications.
- Cost Efficiency: Utilize pay-as-you-go subscription billing to manage cloud expenditure effectively.
- Global Availability: Deploy virtual machines in Microsoft's secure and reliable Azure data centers.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Microsoft Azure D4as V4 Virtual Machines are designed for compute-intensive workloads, offering a balance of high-performance CPUs, fast local SSD storage, and cost-effective subscription licensing.
These virtual machines are ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to deploy and manage business-critical applications, development environments, or data processing tasks within a secure cloud infrastructure.
- Versatile Workloads: Suitable for a wide range of applications including web servers, application servers, and development/testing environments.
- Enhanced Performance: Features AMD EPYC 7452 processors and local NVMe SSD storage for rapid data access and processing.
- Flexible Sizing: Offers various configurations to match specific performance and capacity requirements.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other Azure services for a complete cloud solution.
- Subscription Billing: Provides predictable monthly costs for cloud resource consumption.
Azure D4as V4 Virtual Machines offer SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade performance and flexibility without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
What This Enables
Deploying High-Performance Application Servers
Enable teams to host demanding business applications, such as CRM or ERP systems, that require significant CPU and fast storage. Streamline application delivery and improve user experience by running them on dedicated, high-performance virtual machines.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud deployments, business-critical software hosting, internal application infrastructure
Running Development and Testing Environments
Streamline the development lifecycle by providing developers with rapid access to powerful virtual machines for coding, building, and testing applications. Automate the provisioning and de-provisioning of environments to accelerate release cycles.
software development teams, CI/CD pipelines, application testing frameworks, agile development workflows
Hosting Data Analytics and Processing Workloads
Automate data processing tasks and run complex analytics by leveraging the high CPU and fast local storage of these virtual machines. Enable teams to derive insights from large datasets more efficiently.
data warehousing, business intelligence platforms, big data processing, machine learning model training
Key Features
AMD EPYC 7452 Processors
Achieve high levels of compute performance for CPU-intensive applications and workloads.
Local NVMe SSD Storage
Benefit from extremely fast data access and low latency for applications that require rapid storage operations.
Flexible VM Sizes
Select the optimal virtual machine configuration to match your specific performance and memory needs, avoiding over-provisioning.
Azure Global Network
Deploy your virtual machines in Microsoft's secure and reliable global data center network for high availability and disaster recovery.
Subscription Licensing
Manage your IT budget with predictable monthly costs for cloud compute resources, eliminating large upfront hardware investments.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturing organizations often run complex simulation, design, and data analytics software that requires high-performance computing and fast storage, making the D4as V4 series a suitable choice for their operational needs.
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms handle large volumes of transactional data and require high-speed processing for analytics, risk modeling, and trading platforms, benefiting from the performance characteristics of these virtual machines.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers and life sciences researchers may use these VMs for medical imaging analysis, genomic sequencing, or running specialized clinical applications that demand significant computational power and rapid data handling.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations can utilize these virtual machines for running demanding document management systems, e-discovery platforms, or complex case management software that benefits from enhanced performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between the D4as V4 series and other Azure VM series?
The D4as V4 series is optimized for compute-intensive workloads, featuring powerful AMD EPYC processors and fast local NVMe SSD storage. This makes them ideal for applications requiring high CPU performance and rapid data access, differentiating them from general-purpose or memory-optimized VMs.
Can I use these virtual machines for production workloads?
Yes, the D4as V4 series is well-suited for a variety of production workloads, including web servers, application servers, and data processing tasks that demand high performance. Their robust configuration ensures reliability and efficiency for critical business operations.
How does the subscription billing work for these virtual machines?
Subscription billing means you pay a recurring fee, typically monthly, for the use of the virtual machine resources. This model provides predictable costs and allows you to scale your resources up or down as needed without significant upfront capital investment.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.