I am doing some analysis that requires windows software on a windows based server owned by a colleague. The analysis is slow, partly because the machine does not have an SSD and we might not have the option to upgrade that machine.
The machine we have right now is running windows server 2012 r2 and has:
320 GB RAM
2 CPUs (56 logical processors)
and about 3.5 TB of HD storage
I am looking for something that is similar but has SSD and maybe some more cores.
I browsed the pricing page:
(https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/windows/)
I came across:
E64as v3
Which seems like a good fit with:
64 cores
432 GB memory
864 GB temporary disk space
I guessing I would have to upgrade to one of the SSDs priced here:
(https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/managed-disks/)
to meet a similar storage capacity (like a P50)
Does a VM even seem logical for what I am trying to achieve? If so am I thinking along the right lines in terms of specs?