Upcoming Changes to Instance Size Flexibility Ratios for Azure Reservations: What You Need to Know

Overview In the dynamic field of cloud computing, it is essential to remain informed about updates that may impact your usage and business operations. We are writing to inform you of important updates pertaining to Azure reservations for select Virtual Machines, Azure Redis Cache, and Dedicated Host instance size flexibility.…

04/08/2025Azure Compute Blog

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