Virtual machines on Microsoft Azure

Azure virtual machines run servers and applications in the cloud. The former page highlighted flexibility for Windows and Linux workloads. Today, selection should start with each system's actual performance, availability, security and cost needs.

Planning a cloud VM

• Size compute, memory, storage and networking for the application and expected growth.
• Define access policies, backup, monitoring and recovery before migration.
• Review usage and architecture regularly to avoid excess or insufficient resources.

Azure VM families, prices and terms change. Witec can assess the environment and recommend a current architecture.