Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines EV4 Series E4 v4
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines EV4 Series E4 v4 provides scalable compute capacity for demanding business workloads, offering enhanced performance for your critical applications.
- Enhanced Performance: Experience improved processing power and memory for intensive applications.
- Scalable Compute: Easily adjust virtual machine resources to meet fluctuating business demands.
- Flexible Deployment: Deploy virtual machines in the US East 2 region for optimal latency and availability.
- Cost Efficiency: Pay-as-you-go subscription model to manage cloud spending effectively.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines EV4 Series E4 v4 are designed for compute-intensive workloads, offering a balance of memory, storage, and networking capabilities. This series provides enhanced performance for applications requiring significant processing power and fast data access, ensuring your critical business operations run smoothly.
These virtual machines are ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to deploy and manage applications without the overhead of physical hardware. They fit into existing cloud strategies, providing a flexible and scalable platform for development, testing, and production environments.
- Optimized for Compute: Built for CPU-bound workloads and applications requiring high-performance computing.
- Generous Memory Ratios: Offers a favorable memory-to-CPU ratio for memory-intensive tasks.
- Fast Local Storage: Includes NVMe-based SSDs for low-latency storage access.
- Global Availability: Deployable across Azure's global network of data centers.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable monthly subscription for consistent cost management.
Azure EV4 Series E4 v4 virtual machines offer SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade performance and scalability for their most demanding applications.
What This Enables
Deploying High-Performance Computing Workloads
Enable teams to run complex simulations, data analytics, and rendering tasks that require significant CPU power and fast storage. Streamline the deployment of specialized applications by provisioning dedicated, high-performance virtual machines on demand.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud environments, on-premises infrastructure modernization, development and testing environments
Migrating Demanding Application Tiers
Businesses migrating enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems or large database applications to the cloud can utilize these VMs for their performance requirements. Organizations deploying mission-critical applications benefit from the predictable performance and scalability offered by the EV4 series.
application modernization initiatives, disaster recovery solutions, business continuity planning, data-intensive workloads
Managing Large-Scale Development and Testing
Teams managing complex software development lifecycles can provision multiple high-performance virtual machines for build servers, testing environments, and staging deployments. Automate the provisioning and de-provisioning of resources to accelerate development cycles and reduce costs.
agile development workflows, DevOps practices, continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, large-scale software projects
Key Features
Intel® Xeon® E5 v4 processors
Provides enhanced processing power for demanding compute-intensive applications.
NVMe SSD local storage
Delivers low-latency storage access for faster data operations and application responsiveness.
High memory-to-core ratio
Supports memory-intensive applications and workloads, improving overall performance.
Azure US East 2 region deployment
Offers localized deployment for reduced latency and improved availability for users in the region.
Pay-as-you-go subscription
Provides flexible and cost-effective resource management with predictable billing.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Supports demanding simulation, CAD/CAM, and IoT data processing workloads essential for modern manufacturing operations and digital twins.
Finance & Insurance
Provides the necessary compute power and low-latency storage for high-frequency trading, complex financial modeling, risk analysis, and large-scale data processing.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Enables rapid processing of large genomic datasets, medical imaging analysis, and complex research simulations requiring significant computational resources.
Media & Entertainment
Facilitates demanding tasks such as video rendering, 3D animation, and complex visual effects processing that require substantial CPU and fast storage performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of workloads are best suited for the EV4 series virtual machines?
The EV4 series is optimized for compute-intensive workloads. This includes applications requiring significant CPU processing, such as large databases, analytics, rendering, and high-performance computing tasks. They also benefit from the generous memory and fast local storage.
How does the EV4 series differ from other Azure VM series?
The EV4 series offers a balance of compute, memory, and fast local NVMe SSD storage, making it ideal for workloads that are CPU-bound and require low-latency storage. It provides enhanced performance compared to general-purpose VMs for specific demanding tasks.
Can I scale my EV4 series virtual machines?
Yes, Azure virtual machines, including the EV4 series, are designed for scalability. You can easily resize your virtual machines or deploy additional instances to accommodate changing workload demands.
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.