Storage options for VMs
Once you have finished choosing these options, you will be asked to choose the type of disk you would like for storage on your VM. You have the options of a standard hard disk, standard solid-state disk (SSD), premium SSD, or even the new private preview of Ultra Disk. Ultra Disk is a new SSD made for IO-intensive loads that has sub-millisecond latency times. These new disks will autotune workloads without the requirement to restart a VM and will provide incredible performance for workloads on SQL Server and other database platforms. The disks will come in sizes from 4-64 TB and should be considered for any database that requires top IO performance: