Microsoft Azure Portal: How to Create Virtual Machine

A virtual machine is an important element of most successful businesses using cloud resources.

Think of a virtual machine as a personal computer with your desired specifications to run different tasks for you. For instance, you need a PC with at least 32GB RAM and over 1TB storage among other specifications. But due to limited financial capabilities, you are unable to purchase the PC. This is one of the ways a virtual machine comes in. 

In this article, I will show you how to create virtual machine in Microsoft Azure portal.

Microsoft Azure is one of the foremost cloud services provider with high credibility. Before you access the Azure portal, you need to sign up for an account - a free tier account is also available with enough resources to get started including a $200 credit.

Now to the real business. How can you create a virtual machine in Microsoft Azure?

Access the Azure Portal by visiting https://portal.azure.com. Input Virtual Machine in the search bar.

In the search results, click "create" on the Virtual Machine icon

Select your subscription. If you do not have an active subscription, create one or a free trial subscription from Microsoft.

After selecting your subscription, select the resource group this virtual machine should belong to or create a new resource group

Give your virtual machine a name - like a computer name. Select an OS (image) for your VM.

After selecting your image and check other information, click on "review + create" to create your virtual machine.

Deployment will take a moment. After deployment completes, you have successfully created a virtual machine and can go to the resource.

Important information:

Always delete any resource you are not using to avoid incurring unexpected charges.