Microsoft Virtual Machines ESv4 Series E8s v4
Unlock advanced computing power with Microsoft Virtual Machines ESv4 Series E8s v4, ensuring your business applications run efficiently and securely.
- Access to: High-performance virtual machines for demanding workloads, featuring Intel® Xeon® E5-2673 v4 processors.
- Coverage for: Scalable compute resources that adapt to your business needs, providing flexibility and cost efficiency.
- Protection against: Performance bottlenecks and downtime with a reliable cloud infrastructure designed for business continuity.
- Entitlement to: Latest Microsoft Azure features and updates, ensuring your environment remains current and compliant.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft Virtual Machines ESv4 Series, specifically the E8s v4 instance type, offers a powerful and flexible platform for running your business-critical applications. This subscription-based licensing provides access to virtualized compute resources optimized for a wide range of workloads, ensuring consistent performance and reliability.
This offering is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who require robust virtualized environments for their own operations. It fits into existing or new cloud deployments on Microsoft Azure, serving as the foundational compute layer for applications, databases, and development environments.
- Optimized Performance: Utilizes Intel® Xeon® E5-2673 v4 processors for demanding computational tasks.
- Flexible Scaling: Easily adjust resources up or down to match fluctuating business demands.
- Cost Efficiency: Subscription model provides predictable costs and avoids large upfront hardware investments.
- Enhanced Security: Benefits from Microsoft Azure's built-in security features and compliance certifications.
- Global Availability: Deploy your virtual machines in Microsoft's secure and geographically distributed data centers.
Empower your business with scalable and performant virtual machines, providing enterprise-grade IT without the overhead for your SMB or mid-market team.
What This Enables
Deploying Business Critical Applications
Enable teams to run essential business applications, such as ERP systems or CRM platforms, with consistent performance and availability. Streamline operations by ensuring these core applications are always accessible to your staff.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, on-premises infrastructure modernization, virtual desktop infrastructure
Hosting Databases and Data Analytics
Support demanding database workloads and data analytics platforms that require significant processing power and memory. Automate the provisioning of resources needed for complex data operations and reporting.
data warehousing, business intelligence platforms, transactional databases, big data processing
Development and Testing Environments
Provide developers with powerful and scalable environments for building, testing, and deploying software. Streamline the development lifecycle by offering on-demand access to compute resources.
agile development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, application testing frameworks, software development lifecycle
Key Features
Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 Processors
Experience high-performance computing for your most demanding applications and workloads.
DDR4 Memory
Benefit from faster memory speeds and increased bandwidth for improved application responsiveness.
Premium SSD Storage
Achieve low latency and high throughput for I/O intensive applications and databases.
Azure Infrastructure
Leverage Microsoft's global network of secure data centers for reliability and compliance.
Subscription Billing
Manage IT costs with predictable monthly expenses and avoid large capital outlays.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require high-performance computing for trading platforms, risk analysis, and secure data processing, all of which are supported by the ESv4 Series' capabilities and Azure's compliance standards.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers can utilize these virtual machines for running complex simulations, IoT data processing, and enterprise resource planning systems that demand consistent compute power and reliability.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations can deploy virtual machines for electronic health records, medical imaging analysis, and research applications, benefiting from Azure's HIPAA compliance and robust infrastructure.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers can host case management software, document management systems, and client portals, requiring secure, scalable, and always-available compute resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ESv4 Series?
The ESv4 Series are virtual machines on Microsoft Azure that utilize Intel® Xeon® E5-2673 v4 processors and DDR4 memory, offering a balance of compute, memory, and storage for a variety of workloads.
What does 'E8s v4' mean?
E8s v4 refers to a specific instance size within the ESv4 Series. 'E' typically denotes memory-optimized, '8' indicates the number of vCPUs (in this case, 8 vCPUs), 's' signifies premium SSD storage, and 'v4' denotes the generation or series.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based offering, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the virtual machine resources on Microsoft Azure.
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.