Session Abstract

Azure VM generations evolve rapidly, and staying on older SKUs often means missing out on significant improvements in performance, storage, and networking efficiency. With Azure Boost-enabled v6 SKUs and the latest v7 generation Microsoft is redefining what modern virtual machines can deliver while improving overall price-performance. In this session, we'll explore why regular VM SKU upgrades should be treated as an operational best practice rather than a one-time migration project. You'll learn what Azure Boost changes under the hood, how technologies such as NVMe and MANA impact performance, and which migration constraints and compatibility challenges you need to consider. We'll also discuss Microsoft's increasing focus on newer VM generations and what capacity restrictions on older SKUs mean for platform planning.

Note to event organizers

This session focuses on the operational lifecycle of Azure VMs. It covers why regular SKU refreshes should be treated as a continuous platform activity, how Azure Boost changes the underlying architecture.

Gregor Reimling

Gregor is awarded with the Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Azure and Security. He works as Chief Azure Technologist for adesso SE and is lead for Azure . His main areas are Microsoft Azure, Enterprise scale architectures, Cloud Security, Governance, Hybrid and Migration. Gregor is an active member of the global Microsoft community and regularly attends community conferences, runs his own Azure blog (www.reimling.eu) and the Cloud Inspires (www.cloudinspires.me) podcast. He is the founder of the Azure Bonn Meetup with more then 1000 members, a local Azure user group near Cologne and co-founder of the Cloud Identity Summit, an annual conference focusing on identity management and security. Gregor is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer.

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