Introduction May 2025, Microsoft has released the Azure FXv2-series VMs – compute-optimized instances featuring the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) CPU – now generally available across a growing list of regions. Performance at a Glance The FXv2-series delivers: Who It’s For & Why It Matters Technical Deep Dive Feature Specifications vCPU / Memory Up […]
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General Availability: Ephemeral OS Disk support for v6 Azure VMs
Why Ephemeral OS Disks Matter Ephemeral OS disks operate entirely on the VM’s local SSD—often NVMe—bypassing remote Azure Storage. This local placement delivers: Being non-persistent means they’re perfect when OS state can be regenerated on reboot. v6 VM Series Now Fully Supported As of May 27, GA support is live for NVMe‑backed Ephemeral OS disks […]
Azure Site Recovery Now Supports Trusted Launch VMs – Here’s What You Need to Know
Introduction As organizations strive to enhance their cloud security posture, Trusted Launch for Azure virtual machines (VMs) has become an essential part of their virtual infrastructure. Trusted Launch protects against rootkits, bootkits, and other sophisticated malware by enabling Secure Boot, vTPM (virtual Trusted Platform Module), and measured boot for Gen2 VMs. However, until recently, customers […]
General Availability – Azure Laosv4 Lasv4 and Lsv4 Storage‑Optimized VMs
What’s Now Generally Available? June 2025, Microsoft released three new Azure VM families under the storage‑optimized “L‑series v4” umbrella: Each boasts local NVMe SSD storage capacities up to 23 TB, major boosts in CPU, networking, remote storage performance, along with the introduction of Microsoft’s Azure Boost SSDs/Boost platform. Key Innovations with Azure Boost Breaking Down the […]
DCsv2-Series Azure VMs Retirement: What You Need to Know and How to Migrate
Microsoft Azure has announced the official retirement of DCsv2-series virtual machines (VMs) effective June 30, 2026. These VMs, which were built to support Intel SGX-based confidential computing workloads, will no longer be available for use after that date. If you are currently running workloads on DCsv2-series VMs, it’s essential to plan your migration strategy in […]