# Microsoft Azure B-Series Virtual Machines

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-b-series
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-b-series.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-b-series/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://microsoft.com
- **Slug:** microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-b-series
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** The credit-based CPU model allows for the lowest-cost compute in Azure for variable workloads without sacrificing peak performance.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Microsoft Azure B-Series Virtual Machines are a family of burstable VMs designed for workloads that typically run at a low-to-moderate baseline CPU performance but require high bursts of speed when demand spikes. They operate on a credit-based system where users accumulate CPU credits during periods of low usage to be spent during high-activity bursts.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Burstable Virtual Machine Instances (B-series
  - Bv2-series)
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based (Pay-as-you-go or Reserved)
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Small businesses, software developers (dev/test), low-traffic website owners
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - AWS T3/T4g Instances
  - Google Cloud E2 Shared-Core VMs
  - DigitalOcean Droplets (Basic)转
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

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