New memory-intensive VM size in Windows Azure

Announcing a new memory-intensive VM size (two CPU cores with 14 GB of RAM)

We’re announcing the general availability of a new memory-intensive virtual machine (VM) size for Windows Azure. This new VM, called A5, features two CPU cores with 14 gigabytes (GB) of RAM and can be used for Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Cloud Services. Please see the pricing in the table below.

For more information, please refer to the Cloud Services or Virtual Machines sections of our Pricing Details webpages.

Memory-intensive VMs in Windows Azure provide larger amounts of memory and are optimal for running high-throughput applications such as databases. For more information, visit the Virtual Machines webpage.