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Microsoft made some positive headlines last week when they announced that some Azure prices would be coming down soon. Price reductions are always good, and Microsoft also went on to discuss some of Azure’s other value propositions.
Microsoft was quite clear that they are continuing their promise to be price-competitive with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The announcement only details changes to the latest version of the popular D-Series virtual machines; Microsoft also added Dv2-Series of virtual machines last year, a newer version of the D-Series virtual machines. The D-Series uses Intel Xeon E5-2660 2.2 GHz CPUs, and the Dv2-Series is based on a custom chip, Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 2.4 GHz, that is allegedly 35 percent faster.
Microsoft reduced the price of the D-Series virtual machines after the release of the Dv2-Series, and there have been times since then that I have recommended the D-Series over the A-Series:
The Dv2-Series will be reduced in price this February. Microsoft shared some details of how prices would be reduced in the US East 2 region:
February 2016 price reductions for the Azure Dv2-Series in US East 2 (Image Credit: Microsoft)
Microsoft’s sales and marketing department had some obvious input on the announcement, as some additional information, some of it being competitive, was also shared.
As always, Microsoft Azure and AWS do not have pricing plans that match each other. Some plans are cheaper than others, and some plans include features that other plans do not. That’s confusing for customers, so research and education is necessary. But the good news is that prices are coming down, and hopefully this will impact more virtual machines.
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