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Munavvar Shaikh
Munavvar Shaikh

Reputation: 109

Need a help to identify the cost to create a virtual machine in Azure Dev-Test LAB as well the availability to install require software

I need to create a virtual machine regarding the development of Dynamics CRM. I need the below software into the Virtual Machine.

  1. Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition
  2. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Report Authoring Extension
  3. Google Chrome Web Browser
  4. Microsoft Office
  5. Adobe Reader

Can someone help me to identify that? Can I install the above things into the Azure Virtual Machine in Azure DevTest Lab?

If yes, then how much would the cost be to use the above-configured virtual machine?

I need a virtual machine should have (4 cores and 8GB of RAM). Any help would much be appreciated.

Upvotes: -1

Views: 431

Answers (1)

Federico Jousset
Federico Jousset

Reputation: 1761

What you're asking is perfectly possible and it can be easily achieved using Visual Studio preconfigured VM's.

The VM size shouldn't be lower than a D2 v3 (in a recent project we used D4 and I was quite happy with its performance) which costs around $154/month. Of course, this is the price for the VM working 24x7 but price can go down substantially if you turn off the VM outside working hours (it can go down to around $45/month). You can estimate how many hours the VM will be needed and then calculate the price using this information.

If you're looking to use the Dynamics 365 Report Authoring Extension, please be aware that the latest Visual Studio version its supports is 2015. If you still want to use 2017 on your development, you can have a separate VM specific for reporting with VS 2015 and BIDS. Preconfigured VM's support both version so it's not a problem, and again, as you're only paying for a VM when is on, you won't double your costs by taking this approach.

Upvotes: 2

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