Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines D64a v4 Series
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines D64a v4 Series provides powerful, scalable compute resources designed for demanding business workloads, offering enhanced performance for your critical applications.
- Enhanced Performance: Experience superior processing power and memory for your most intensive applications and workloads.
- Scalable Compute: Easily adjust virtual machine resources up or down to meet fluctuating business demands and optimize costs.
- Azure Infrastructure: Benefit from the reliability, security, and global reach of Microsoft's robust Azure cloud platform.
- Cost Efficiency: Optimize your IT budget by paying only for the compute resources you consume with flexible subscription billing.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines D64a v4 Series, specifically the D64a v4 instance, is a cloud-based compute resource offering significant processing power and memory. This platform licensing enables businesses to deploy and run virtualized server environments within Microsoft's Azure cloud, unlocking access to advanced CPU and memory configurations optimized for performance-intensive applications.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to host critical business applications, databases, or development environments without the overhead of managing physical hardware. It integrates directly into the Azure ecosystem, allowing for seamless management and scaling alongside other Azure services.
- High-Performance Computing: Equipped with Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL processors, delivering up to 3.4 GHz for demanding tasks.
- Ample Memory: Features 480 GiB of RAM, suitable for memory-intensive applications and large datasets.
- Fast Storage Options: Supports Premium SSD and Ultra Disk storage for low-latency data access.
- Flexible Deployment: Deploy Windows or Linux operating systems and applications tailored to your business needs.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly connect with other Azure services for networking, storage, and security.
Empower your business with enterprise-grade virtual machines without the enterprise capital expenditure, providing agility and performance for your critical operations.
What This Enables
Deploying High-Performance Applications
Enable teams to run demanding applications such as large databases, ERP systems, or complex analytics platforms. Streamline operations by providing consistent and powerful compute resources without managing physical servers.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized server infrastructure, application hosting
Development and Testing Environments
Streamline the creation and management of development and testing environments that require significant processing power and memory. Automate the provisioning and de-provisioning of resources to accelerate software development cycles.
agile development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, software testing frameworks, cloud development platforms
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Organizations deploying robust business continuity and disaster recovery strategies can utilize these virtual machines as failover targets. Ensure continued operation of critical services with scalable cloud-based infrastructure.
disaster recovery planning, high availability configurations, business continuity solutions, cloud-based backups
Key Features
Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL Processors
Achieve high-speed processing for demanding applications, ensuring quick response times and efficient data handling.
480 GiB Memory
Support memory-intensive workloads and large datasets, enabling smoother operation of complex software and databases.
Azure Cloud Platform
Benefit from a secure, reliable, and globally accessible infrastructure that scales with your business needs.
Subscription Billing
Optimize IT spending with a predictable, pay-as-you-go model that aligns costs with actual resource consumption.
Premium SSD and Ultra Disk Support
Ensure fast data access and low latency for critical applications and databases, improving overall performance.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Supports demanding industrial control systems, IoT data processing, and complex simulation software requiring high compute power and low latency.
Finance & Insurance
Enables high-frequency trading platforms, complex risk modeling, and large-scale data analytics that require significant processing capabilities and fast data access.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Facilitates the processing of large medical imaging files, genomic sequencing data, and complex research simulations that demand substantial computational resources.
Legal & Professional Services
Supports resource-intensive e-discovery platforms, large document analysis, and complex case management systems that benefit from powerful virtualized environments.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Microsoft Azure D64a v4 Series?
The D64a v4 Series represents a generation of virtual machines on Microsoft Azure optimized for compute-intensive workloads. The D64a v4 instance offers a specific configuration of high-performance processors and substantial memory.
What kind of workloads are best suited for the D64a v4 virtual machine?
This virtual machine is ideal for compute-intensive applications such as large relational database servers, web servers, application servers, and batch processing workloads. Its high CPU core count and ample memory make it suitable for demanding enterprise applications.
How does this licensing model work?
This is a subscription-based licensing model, meaning you pay a recurring fee for the use of the virtual machine resources. This allows for flexible scaling and predictable operational expenses compared to purchasing physical hardware.
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.