Introducing SSD as Base Disk Feature for Ephemeral OS disk

We are excited to announce the Public Preview of using Premium or Standard SSD as base disk for creating VM/VMSS with Ephemeral OS Disk. By utilizing the SSD as Base Disk feature, customers can benefit from the following enhancements: Enhanced SLA: VMs created with Premium SSD provide the maximum 99.9% SLA,…

22/01/2025Azure Compute Blog

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