General Availability: Azure FXv2-Series Virtual Machines

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 […]

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 […]