Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines EV4 Series E16 V4
Secure access to Microsoft Azure EV4 Series E16 V4 virtual machines, providing scalable compute resources for your business applications and workloads.
- Scalable Compute: Access powerful virtual machines designed for demanding workloads, allowing you to scale resources up or down as needed.
- Flexible Capacity: Utilize the E16 v4 series for memory-optimized workloads, ensuring smooth performance for applications requiring significant RAM.
- Global Availability: Deploy your virtual machines in the US Central region for reliable access and performance close to your users.
- Cost Efficiency: Benefit from Azure's pay-as-you-go model, optimizing your IT spend by only paying for the resources you consume.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides access to Microsoft Azure's EV4 Series E16 v4 virtual machines, a generation of compute instances optimized for memory-intensive applications. These VMs offer a balance of CPU and memory, making them suitable for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including in-memory applications, large databases, and analytics processing.
IT Managers and Business Owners in SMB and mid-market companies utilize these virtual machines to host critical business applications, develop and test software, or run complex data analytics. They are deployed within the Azure cloud environment, integrating with other Azure services to create a flexible and powerful IT infrastructure without the need for on-premises hardware investment.
- Memory Optimized: Designed with a high memory-to-CPU ratio, ideal for memory-intensive applications.
- Versatile Workloads: Suitable for databases, analytics, caching, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
- Global Infrastructure: Hosted on Microsoft's secure and reliable Azure global network.
- Pay-as-you-go: Flexible subscription billing allows for cost management based on actual usage.
- Enhanced Performance: Offers improved performance characteristics over previous generations for demanding tasks.
Empower your business with scalable and performant cloud compute by deploying Microsoft Azure EV4 Series E16 v4 virtual machines.
What This Enables
Deploying Memory-Intensive Business Applications
Enable teams to host and run critical business applications that require significant memory resources, such as large databases or ERP systems. Streamline operations by ensuring these applications have the dedicated compute capacity they need for optimal performance.
cloud-hosted applications, on-premises application hosting, hybrid cloud deployments, virtual desktop infrastructure
Running Data Analytics and Reporting
Organizations deploying data analytics platforms can leverage these VMs for processing large datasets and generating business insights. Automate complex data analysis tasks with compute instances designed for high memory throughput.
business intelligence platforms, data warehousing, big data processing, machine learning workloads
Developing and Testing Software
Teams managing software development lifecycles can utilize these virtual machines for building, testing, and deploying applications. Streamline development workflows by providing consistent and scalable environments for coding and QA.
application development environments, staging servers, testing and QA environments, CI/CD pipelines
Key Features
Intel® Xeon® E5 v4 processors
Provides high-performance compute capabilities suitable for demanding enterprise workloads.
High memory-to-CPU ratio
Optimized for memory-intensive applications, ensuring smooth operation and faster data processing.
Azure US Central region deployment
Offers reliable and low-latency access for users and applications located in or near the central United States.
Subscription-based billing
Allows for predictable operational expenses and cost optimization by paying only for consumed resources.
Scalability and flexibility
Easily adjust compute resources up or down to meet changing business demands and application needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require high-performance computing for real-time trading, risk analysis, and large-scale data processing, making memory-optimized VMs essential for their operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle vast amounts of patient data and complex research, necessitating powerful compute resources for analytics, diagnostics, and secure data management.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use advanced analytics, simulation, and IoT data processing to optimize production and supply chains, benefiting from memory-optimized VMs for these intensive tasks.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups rely on real-time inventory management, customer analytics, and personalized marketing, all of which can be enhanced by memory-intensive cloud compute.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the primary advantage of the EV4 series VMs?
The EV4 series is optimized for memory-intensive workloads, offering a higher ratio of memory to vCPU compared to general-purpose VMs. This makes them ideal for applications like large databases, in-memory analytics, and caching.
Can I use these VMs for any type of workload?
While optimized for memory-intensive tasks, the EV4 series can also support a variety of other workloads. However, for CPU-bound or storage-intensive tasks, other Azure VM series might offer better performance or cost-efficiency.
How does the subscription billing work?
Azure's pay-as-you-go model means you are billed for the resources you consume. With a subscription, you gain access to these VMs, and your costs are based on the duration and size of the virtual machine instance you utilize.
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.