Virtual Machines (VM)

- [Instructor] Azure gives us an overwhelming number … of choices when it comes to selecting a virtual machine. … But it doesn't have to be so scary … once we eliminate the ones that don't meet our needs. … That should be most of them. … There are actually over 180 different configurations … of virtual machines to choose from. … With such a large number of options to choose, … you might be tempted to select the cheapest. … Or, you might even find it hard to make a decision. … In this lesson we'll go through the factors … that go into that decision. … Let's start with a few basics. … One factor that you might take into account … when selecting a virtual machine is price. … The choice of operating system has a small effect on price, … with Windows adding a few dollars per month … to the price, more than a Linux option. … Depending on your workload, … you might not even have a choice of operating system. … The other big effect on price … is the size of the virtual machine. … From small two virtual CPU VMs, …