Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines ESv4 Series E16-4S V4
Secure access to Microsoft Azure ESv4 Series E16-4S V4 Virtual Machines, providing scalable compute capacity for your business applications and workloads.
- Scalable Compute: Access E16-4s v4 VM instances for demanding workloads, ensuring performance and flexibility.
- Azure Platform: Run your critical applications on Microsoft's global Azure infrastructure, benefiting from its reliability.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable monthly costs for your virtual machine resources, aligning with operational budgets.
- Compliance Ready: Deploy workloads within Azure's compliant environment, meeting regulatory requirements for data processing.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides access to Microsoft Azure ESv4 Series E16-4S V4 Virtual Machines, a specific configuration designed for compute-intensive workloads. These VMs are built on Azure's infrastructure, offering a balance of CPU, memory, and storage optimized for performance-sensitive applications.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize these virtual machines to host critical business applications, development and testing environments, or data processing tasks. They integrate into existing Azure deployments or serve as the foundation for new cloud-based solutions.
- Optimized Performance: ESv4 series VMs offer enhanced performance with Intel® Xeon® E5 v4 processors and local SSD storage.
- Flexible Configuration: The E16-4s v4 SKU provides 16 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, suitable for a range of demanding applications.
- Azure Ecosystem: Seamless integration with other Azure services for networking, storage, security, and management.
- Subscription Model: A recurring subscription ensures continuous access to these compute resources with predictable billing.
- Global Availability: Deploy virtual machines in Azure's US South Central region to meet latency and data residency needs.
Azure ESv4 Series VMs offer SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade compute power without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
What This Enables
Deploying Compute-Intensive Business Applications
Enable teams to run demanding applications such as ERP systems, CRM platforms, or large databases. These virtual machines provide the necessary CPU and memory resources for optimal application performance and user experience.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, business-critical application hosting, virtual desktop infrastructure
Streamlining Development and Testing Environments
Automate the provisioning and scaling of development and testing environments for software projects. Developers can quickly spin up and tear down instances as needed, accelerating the software development lifecycle.
agile development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, application testing and QA, staging environments
Enhancing Data Processing and Analytics Workloads
Support complex data analytics, machine learning, or big data processing tasks with dedicated compute power. These VMs offer the performance required for intensive data manipulation and analysis.
big data analytics platforms, machine learning model training, business intelligence reporting, data warehousing
Key Features
Intel Xeon E5 v4 Processors
Experience high performance for CPU-bound workloads, ensuring applications run efficiently.
Local SSD Storage
Benefit from low-latency storage access for applications and databases that require fast I/O operations.
Azure Global Network
Deploy resources in a specific region like US South Central for reduced latency and compliance with data residency requirements.
Subscription Licensing
Manage IT costs with predictable monthly billing for compute resources, avoiding large upfront capital expenditures.
Microsoft Azure Security
Leverage Azure's built-in security features and compliance certifications to protect your data and applications.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require high-performance computing for trading platforms, risk analysis, and secure data processing, often under strict regulatory compliance like PCI DSS and SOX.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize virtual machines for running complex simulation software, IoT data processing, and enterprise resource planning systems that demand significant compute power and reliable uptime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, compliant environments for electronic health records (EHR), medical imaging analysis, and research, often adhering to HIPAA regulations.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on virtual machines for case management software, document analysis, and secure client data handling, requiring both performance and data privacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ESv4 series in Azure?
The ESv4 series of Azure Virtual Machines is optimized for compute-intensive workloads, offering a balance of CPU, memory, and fast local SSD storage. The E16-4s v4 SKU is a specific configuration within this series.
What does 'US SOUTH CENTRAL' refer to?
This indicates the Azure region where the virtual machines will be deployed. Choosing a specific region helps optimize performance by reducing network latency for users in that geographic area and can be important for data residency compliance.
How is this licensed and billed?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee, typically monthly, for the use of the virtual machine resources. This model provides predictable operational expenses.
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.