Microsoft Azure D64ds v4 Virtual Machines
Microsoft Azure D64ds v4 Virtual Machines provide scalable and powerful compute resources designed for demanding business workloads, offering enhanced performance for your critical applications.
- Enhanced Performance: Benefit from Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL processors with a sustained all-core turbo frequency of 3.4 GHz, ideal for compute-intensive tasks.
- Flexible Capacity: Utilize 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of RAM for applications requiring significant processing power and memory.
- Optimized Storage: Features local NVMe SSD storage for low latency and high-speed data access, crucial for performance-sensitive applications.
- Cost Efficiency: Pay-as-you-go subscription model allows for predictable operational expenses and scalability based on actual usage.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft Azure D64ds v4 Virtual Machine series, specifically the D64ds v4 instance, is a cloud-based compute resource designed for businesses requiring high performance and large memory capacity. This offering provides access to powerful virtualized hardware, enabling the deployment of demanding applications and workloads within the Azure cloud environment.
This virtual machine is suited for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to run complex applications, databases, or development and testing environments without the overhead of managing physical hardware. It integrates into existing Azure deployments or serves as a foundation for new cloud-native solutions.
- High-Performance Compute: Powered by Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL processors for demanding computational tasks.
- Large Memory Footprint: Equipped with 256 GiB of RAM to support memory-intensive applications and large datasets.
- Fast Local Storage: Includes local NVMe SSD storage for rapid data access and improved application responsiveness.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Easily scale resources up or down based on business needs within the Azure platform.
- Subscription Billing: Offers a predictable, recurring cost model for managing IT budgets effectively.
Azure D64ds v4 Virtual Machines offer SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade compute power and flexibility, enabling them to run critical applications efficiently and cost-effectively.
What This Enables
Deploying High-Performance Computing Workloads
Enable teams to run complex simulations, data analytics, or rendering tasks that require substantial CPU and memory resources. Streamline scientific research or engineering design processes with dedicated cloud compute power.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, on-premises infrastructure extensions, virtual desktop infrastructure
Hosting Resource-Intensive Databases
Streamline the management of large, high-transaction databases that demand significant memory and fast I/O. Automate the scaling of database capacity to meet peak load requirements without performance degradation.
enterprise resource planning systems, customer relationship management platforms, data warehousing solutions, transactional databases
Running Development and Testing Environments
Enable development teams to spin up and tear down powerful environments for coding, building, and testing applications rapidly. Automate the provisioning of consistent testing infrastructure to accelerate release cycles.
agile development workflows, continuous integration continuous deployment pipelines, large-scale software projects, application modernization initiatives
Key Features
Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL Processors
Achieve high-speed processing for compute-intensive applications, accelerating complex calculations and data analysis.
256 GiB RAM
Support memory-hungry applications and large datasets, ensuring smooth operation and quick data retrieval.
Local NVMe SSD Storage
Benefit from extremely low latency and high throughput for data access, significantly improving application responsiveness.
Azure Cloud Platform
Leverage a secure, reliable, and globally available infrastructure with built-in redundancy and scalability.
Subscription Licensing
Manage IT costs effectively with a predictable pay-as-you-go model that scales with your business needs.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Supports complex simulation, CAD/CAM, and IoT data processing workloads essential for modern manufacturing operations, often requiring high compute and memory.
Finance & Insurance
Enables high-speed financial modeling, risk analysis, and large-scale data processing required for compliance and operational efficiency in the financial sector.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Facilitates demanding tasks like genomic sequencing, medical imaging analysis, and large-scale research data processing, critical for advancements in healthcare.
Education & Research
Provides the necessary computational power for scientific research, complex simulations, and big data analytics in academic and research institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the primary benefit of the D64ds v4 series virtual machine?
The D64ds v4 series offers a powerful combination of high CPU performance, large memory capacity, and fast local storage, making it ideal for demanding enterprise workloads and applications that require significant computational resources.
Can this virtual machine be used for general-purpose computing?
While capable of general-purpose computing, the D64ds v4 is optimized for workloads that benefit from its substantial CPU and memory resources, such as databases, analytics, and high-performance computing tasks. For less demanding tasks, other Azure VM series might be more cost-effective.
How does the local NVMe SSD storage work?
The local NVMe SSD storage is directly attached to the host server, providing very high IOPS and low latency for temporary data storage. It is ideal for caching, scratch space, or data that can be recreated if the VM is moved or restarted.
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
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