Microsoft Virtual Machines EV4 Series E48 V4
Gain access to Microsoft's EV4 series virtual machines, offering enhanced performance and cost efficiency for your core business applications.
- Enhanced Performance: Benefit from Intel® Xeon® E5 v4 processors for demanding workloads.
- Cost Efficiency: Optimize your cloud spend with a balance of performance and price.
- Scalability: Easily adjust resources to meet fluctuating business demands.
- Reliability: Ensure continuous operation of critical business systems and applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides access to Microsoft Azure's EV4 series virtual machines, specifically the E48 v4 size, located in the US South Central region. These VMs are designed for general-purpose workloads requiring a good balance of compute, memory, and network performance, featuring Intel® Xeon® E5 v4 processors.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize these virtual machines to host a wide range of business applications, databases, development environments, and critical services. They are ideal for organizations looking to run their own IT infrastructure in a flexible, scalable, and cost-effective cloud environment without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Optimized for General Purpose: Suitable for web servers, small to medium databases, and development/testing environments.
- Intel® Xeon® E5 v4 Processors: Delivers strong performance for a variety of business applications.
- Balanced Resource Allocation: Offers a good ratio of vCPUs, memory, and network bandwidth.
- Azure Infrastructure: Runs on Microsoft's global network of data centers for high availability.
- Subscription Billing: Provides predictable monthly costs for cloud compute resources.
Microsoft EV4 Series VMs offer SMB and mid-market teams a powerful and flexible cloud computing solution to support their business operations effectively.
What This Enables
Host Business Critical Applications
Enable teams to run essential business software, such as ERP, CRM, or custom-built applications, with reliable performance. Streamline operations by ensuring applications are always available and responsive to user demands.
On-premises server replacement, cloud-native application hosting, business process automation
Support Development and Testing Environments
Provide developers and testers with dedicated virtual machines to build, test, and deploy applications efficiently. Automate the provisioning and de-provisioning of environments to accelerate development cycles.
Agile development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, software testing and QA
Run Databases and Data Services
Deploy and manage databases for business intelligence, analytics, or operational data storage. Ensure data integrity and accessibility with robust virtual machine configurations.
Data warehousing, business analytics platforms, transactional databases
Key Features
Intel® Xeon® E5 v4 Processors
Experience strong and consistent performance for your core business applications and workloads.
Balanced CPU, Memory, and Network
Achieve optimal efficiency for general-purpose computing tasks without overspending on resources.
Microsoft Azure Global Network
Benefit from the reliability, security, and global reach of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.
Subscription-based Licensing
Manage IT costs with predictable monthly billing for your virtual machine resources.
Scalability and Flexibility
Easily adjust compute resources up or down to match changing business requirements and avoid performance bottlenecks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require reliable and secure platforms to manage sensitive data and critical trading or operational applications, benefiting from the consistent performance and availability of Azure VMs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need to maintain high availability for patient management systems and comply with regulations like HIPAA, making scalable and secure cloud infrastructure essential.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle large volumes of sensitive client data and require robust systems for document management and case management, benefiting from secure and performant cloud resources.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers can utilize these VMs for hosting production management software, supply chain logistics applications, or data analytics to optimize operations, requiring reliable IT infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the primary benefit of the EV4 series virtual machines?
The EV4 series offers a strong balance of compute, memory, and network performance at a cost-effective price point, making it ideal for a wide range of general-purpose business workloads.
Can these virtual machines be used for production workloads?
Yes, the EV4 series is well-suited for many production workloads, including web servers, small to medium databases, and line-of-business applications, provided they fit within the specified resource configurations.
How does subscription billing work for these virtual machines?
Subscription billing means you pay a recurring fee, typically monthly, for the use of the virtual machine resources. This provides predictable operational expenses for your cloud infrastructure.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.