Get Started A Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Azure Reserved Virtual Machine InstancesA Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances | 1 Understanding Reserved Virtual Machine Instances It’s all very simple, really Microsoft Azure offers three different purchasing options for compute resources: pay as you go (PAYG), where you pay full price; Batch, where you purchase low-priority virtual machines (VMs) at a reduced price compared with normal VMs; and Reserved, where you make all-upfront or monthly payments for the cost of the VM. Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances support Linux, Windows, SQL Server, Oracle and more. To put it simply, when you purchase an Azure reservation, you’re essentially purchasing a coupon. Azure Reserved VM Instances allow

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