How to Hibernate and Resume Azure Virtual Machines for Maximum Cost Savings

Introduction Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) provide powerful cloud computing capabilities, enabling enterprises to run scalable workloads with ease. One of the recent features that significantly enhances operational flexibility and cost management is the ability to hibernate and resume VMs. This capability allows users to pause VM workloads, preserve the state, and restart later without going […]

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 […]