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Microsoft Azure ๐บ๐ธ
Cloud computing platform by Microsoft
Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing service with a wide range of managed services. Since its launch in 2008, Azure has grown into a compelling choice for individuals, companies, and governments.
It stands out with its hybrid-cloud capabilities, extensive security & compliance standards, and rich set of tools for developers and users of other Microsoft products.
Example customers include General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA. Read their case studies.
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What's good about Microsoft Azure
- Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
- Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
- 60+ datacenter locations around the world
Microsoft Azure's Pricing
Azure has a wide range of products and services, and its pricing structure highly depends on the service.
Below are some example configurations and their estimated cost:
Example configuration | Estimated cost |
---|---|
VM Small | $7.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B1s) |
VM Medium | $137.52 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (A4v2) |
VM Large | $288.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (A8v2) |
Block Storage | $9.60 / mo 128 GiB |
Object Storage | $21.50 / mo 1 TB |
Load Balancer | $23.25 / mo Standard |
Managed PostgreSQL | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) |
Managed Redisยฎ* | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) |
Serverless 25M Executions | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
Free egress allowance | 100 GB / mo |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $78.30 |
Cloud GPUs are available in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NC4as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 28GB | $0.53 |
NC8as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 8 | 56GB | $0.75 |
NC6 | 1x K80 | 12GB | 6 | 56GB | $0.90 |
NV6 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 6 | 56GB | $1.14 |
NV12s v3 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.14 |
NC16as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 16 | 110GB | $1.20 |
NC12 | 2x K80 | 24GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.80 |
NC6s v2 | 1x P100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 |
ND6s | 1x P40 | 24GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 |
NV12 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 12 | 112GB | $2.28 |
NV24s v3 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 24 | 224GB | $2.28 |
NC6s v3 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $3.06 |
NC24 | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.60 |
NC24r | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.96 |
NC12s v2 | 2x P100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 |
ND12s | 2x P40 | 48GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 |
NC64as T4 v3 | 4x T4 | 64GB | 64 | 440GB | $4.35 |
NV48s v3 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 48 | 448GB | $4.56 |
NV24 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 24 | 224GB | $4.56 |
NC12s v3 | 2x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $6.12 |
ND24s | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 |
NC24s v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 |
ND24rs | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 |
NC24rs v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 |
NC24s v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $12.24 |
NC24rs v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $13.46 |
ND40rs v2 | 8x V100 | 256GB | 40 | 672GB | $22.03 |
ND96asr A100 v4 | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 900GB | $27.20 |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing. You can find Microsoft Azure's latest pricing here.
What does Microsoft Azure do?
Here are some of the managed services that Microsoft Azure offers:
Where are Microsoft Azure's data centers located?
Based on our records, Microsoft Azure has at least 66 data center locations around the world:
Slug | Country | Location |
---|---|---|
australia-east | Australia ๐ฆ๐บ | Australia East (New South Wales) |
australia-central | Australia ๐ฆ๐บ | Australia Central (Canberra) |
australia-central-2 | Australia ๐ฆ๐บ | Australia Central 2 (Canberra) |
australia-southeast | Australia ๐ฆ๐บ | Australia Southeast (Victoria) |
austria-east | Austria ๐ฆ๐น | Austria East (Vienna) |
belgium-central | Belgium ๐ง๐ช | Belgium Central (Brussels) |
brazil-south | Brazil ๐ง๐ท | Brazil South (Sรฃo Paulo State) |
brazil-southeast | Brazil ๐ง๐ท | Brazil Southeast (Rio de Janeiro State) |
canada-central | Canada ๐จ๐ฆ | Canada Central (Toronto) |
canada-east | Canada ๐จ๐ฆ | Canada East (Quebec) |
chile-central | Chile ๐จ๐ฑ | Chile Central (Santiago) |
china-east | China ๐จ๐ณ | China East (Shanghai) |
china-east-2 | China ๐จ๐ณ | China East 2 (Shanghai) |
china-north | China ๐จ๐ณ | China North (Beijing) |
china-north-2 | China ๐จ๐ณ | China North 2 (Beijing) |
china-north-3 | China ๐จ๐ณ | China North 3 (Hebei) |
denmark-east | Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ | Denmark East (Copenhagen) |
finland-central | Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ | Finland Central (Helsinki) |
france-central | France ๐ซ๐ท | France Central (Paris) |
fra-south | France ๐ซ๐ท | France South (Marseille) |
germany-west-central | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | Germany West Central (Frankfurt) |
germany-north | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | Germany North (Berlin) |
greek-central | ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | Greek Central (Athens) |
asia-pacific-east | ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong | East Asia (Hong Kong) |
central-india | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | Central India (Pune) |
south-india | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | South India (Chennai) |
west-india | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | West India (Mumbai) |
india-south-central | ๐ฎ๐ณ India | India South Central (Hyderabad) |
indonesia-central | ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia | Indonesia Central (Jakarta) |
europe-north | ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | North Europe (Ireland) |
israel-central | ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | Middle East Israel Central |
italy-north | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | Italy North (Milan) |
japan-east | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | Japan East (Tokyo) |
japan-west | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | Japan West (Osaka) |
malaysia-west | ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia | Malaysia West (Kuala Lumpur) |
mexico-central | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | Mexico Central (Querรฉtaro State) |
europe-west | ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | West Europe (Netherlands) |
new-zealand-north | ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand | New Zealand North (Auckland) |
norway-east | ๐ณ๐ด Norway | Norway East |
norway-west | ๐ณ๐ด Norway | Norway West |
poland-central | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | Poland Central (Warsaw) |
qatar-central | ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | Qatar Central (Doha) |
saudi-arabia-central | ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia Central |
asia-pacific-southeast | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | Southeast Asia (Singapore) |
south-africa-north | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | South Africa North (Johannesburg) |
south-africa-west | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | South Africa West (Cape Town) |
korea-central | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | Korea Central (Seoul) |
korea-south | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | Korea South (Busan) |
spain-central | ๐ช๐ธ Spain | Spain Central (Madrid) |
sweden-central | ๐ธ๐ช Sweden | Sweden Central (Gรคvle) |
switzerland-north | ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland | Switzerland North (Zurich) |
switzerland-west | ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland | Switzerland West (Geneva) |
taiwan-north | ๐น๐ผ Taiwan | Taiwan North (Taipei) |
uae-north | ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | UAE North (Dubai) |
uae-central | ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) |
united-kingdom-south | ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | UK South (London) |
united-kingdom-west | ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | UK West (Cardiff) |
us-east | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | East US (Virginia) |
us-east-2 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | East US 2 (Virginia) |
us-south-central | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | South Central US (Texas) |
us-west-2 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | West US 2 (Washington) |
us-west-3 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | West US 3 (Arizona) |
us-central | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Central US (Iowa) |
us-north-central | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | North Central US (Illinois) |
us-west | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | West US (California) |
us-west-central | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | West Central US (Wyoming) |
Microsoft Azure Alternatives
Here are some alternatives to Microsoft Azure:
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Amazon Web Services๐บ๐ธ
AWS is a good alternative to Azure. It too offers an extensive range of managed services, server configurations and global infrastructure.
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Google Cloud๐บ๐ธ
Google Cloud is a good alternative to Azure if you're looking for a wide range of big data and machine learning services, an extensive list of data center locations, and highly customizable server configurations.
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Scaleway๐ซ๐ท
Scaleway is a solid alternative to Azure if you're looking for a European provider with an extensive range of managed services.
![Oracle Cloud logo](https://getdeploying.com/static/img/logos/oracle-cloud.9140abcfc57a.png)
Oracle Cloud๐บ๐ธ
Oracle Cloud offers a solid price-performance ratio and a wide range of managed services too.
Our data for Microsoft Azure was last updated on July 24, 2024.