Microsoft Announces a new memory-intensive VM size (two CPU cores with 14 GB of RAM)
Microsoft has announced the general availability of a new memory-intensive virtual machine (VM) size for Windows Azure. This new VM, called A5, features two CPU cores with 14 gigabytes (GB) of RAM and can be used for Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Cloud Services. Please see the pricing in the table below:
Instance |
Price per hour |
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| A5 Cloud Services | $0.45 |
| A5 Virtual Machines (Windows) | $0.51 |
| A5 Virtual Machines (Non-Windows) | $0.41 |
Memory-intensive VMs in Windows Azure provide larger amounts of memory and are optimal for running high-throughput applications such as databases.