Virtual Machines - Factors Affecting Costs

Costs

There are four basic components that affect costs:

1. Windows vs. Linux
2. Computational Power Required
3. Service Tiers (Basic vs. Standard) e.g. Load Balancing
4. Data Center Region
5. Additional Software License (pre-configured software)

http://bit.do/vm-pricing

Billed per minute, You are paying until you shutdown

Virtual Machine Series

1. A-Series : General Purpose, used for development and testing. Not suitable for production.

2. D-Series : 60% Faster CPUs, SSD Drives

3. G-Series : Fastest, Most modern hardware, Massive amounts of CPU, RAM and Storage available