VMs and VMs in Azure

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Dear ITProTV Team:

I am writing in regards about VMs (Virtual Machines) Should I create a VM on my local machine, but what happens if I have old equipment and that it would not run? (i.e. CPU, Ram, Storage, VTX?) and if you can create a VM in Azure, is there a cost to create a VM in Azure? My goal is to create a lab environment where I can create a few VM (Windows 10 computers) and One Server (Windows Server 2016). Any videos or websites that you can recommend would be appreciated

Thanks

Dan Loyer

Hell Dan,

Yes there is a cost to having Virtual Machines in Azure, however you can sign up for a free trial and receive £150 worth of credits for 30 days. I use Azure for Virtual Machines for learning, and providing you shut them down once you have finished then the cost incurred is significantly reduced as you only pay for storage. This can also be automated. Also you can setup billing alarms to alert you if you're forecasted to go over budgets you set.

In terms of Videos, ITPro has a number of courses, specifically the Az-900 as an introduction and the AZ-104 as a little bit more technical.

I hope that helps.

David