Creating virtual machines in Azure, part 2

- [Instructor] Now that we've begun the process … of creating our virtual machine, … let's take a look … at the additional settings we can configure … for our brand new virtual machine. … So the next setting is selecting the disk. … Now I want to highlight the fact … that the first disk that I'm selecting here … is the OS disk or the operating system disk. … This is the disk that will contain all … of the operating system files … and actually run your operating system. … Think of it as your C drive … when you're installing a new machine or a new server. … Now when I select my operating system disk, … I have three choices here, … such as standard hard disk drive, … standard SSD, or solid state disks, … or premium SSD. … You've guessed it, premium SSDs are more powerful … and more expensive, … and as we move down the line of our options, … we are increasing our IOPS, … reducing our latency, … and ensuring that we have the highest-performing disk. … Microsoft has recently introduced an additional type of disk …