Microsoft Azure D4 v3 VM Compute Hours
Secure essential Microsoft Azure D4 v3 VM compute hours to power your business applications and services with flexible, pay-as-you-go cloud capacity.
- Access to Compute: Entitlement to utilize Microsoft Azure D4 v3 virtual machine processing power for your workloads.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Coverage for dynamically adjusting computing resources to meet fluctuating business demands.
- Cost Management: Protection against unexpected overages with a predictable, subscription-based billing model for compute.
- Operational Continuity: Entitlement to reliable cloud compute resources essential for maintaining business operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides access to compute hours for Microsoft Azure D4 v3 virtual machines, a general-purpose compute instance designed for a balance of compute, memory, and networking resources. It enables businesses to run a wide range of applications and workloads in the Azure cloud environment.
Businesses of all sizes, from SMBs to enterprise organizations, utilize these compute hours to host applications, develop and test software, run databases, and manage various IT services. It fits into cloud strategies requiring flexible, on-demand computing power without the need for significant upfront hardware investment.
- On-Demand Compute: Provision and utilize virtual machine processing power as needed.
- Flexible Sizing: Access to the D4 v3 VM configuration, offering a specific balance of vCPUs and RAM.
- Subscription Billing: Pay-as-you-go model ensures cost efficiency and predictable expenses.
- Global Availability: Deploy workloads in Microsoft's secure and reliable Azure data centers.
- Resource Management: Tools to monitor usage, manage costs, and optimize performance.
This Azure compute hour subscription is ideal for businesses seeking to optimize cloud spending while ensuring their applications have the necessary processing power to perform.
What This Enables
Running Business Applications in the Cloud
Enable teams to deploy and run core business applications, such as CRM, ERP, or custom-built software, on reliable Azure infrastructure. Streamline operations by migrating workloads from on-premises servers to a scalable cloud environment.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud deployments, virtual desktop infrastructure, application hosting
Development and Testing Environments
Automate the provisioning of development and testing environments, allowing developers to quickly spin up and tear down VMs as needed. Streamline the software development lifecycle with consistent and accessible testing resources.
agile development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, software testing cycles, sandbox environments
Database Hosting and Management
Support critical business databases by hosting them on Azure D4 v3 VMs, ensuring high availability and performance. Streamline database administration tasks with managed cloud infrastructure.
relational database hosting, NoSQL database deployments, data warehousing, business intelligence platforms
Key Features
General-purpose D4 v3 VM instance
Provides a balanced mix of compute, memory, and networking resources suitable for a wide range of workloads.
Pay-as-you-go subscription model
Offers cost predictability and flexibility, allowing businesses to pay only for the compute hours consumed.
Microsoft Azure US West 2 region
Enables deployment in a secure, compliant, and geographically relevant data center for North American operations.
Scalable cloud compute
Allows businesses to easily scale their computing resources up or down to meet fluctuating demand without hardware investment.
Subscription-based licensing
Ensures continuous access to compute resources and simplifies license management for cloud services.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require highly available and secure compute resources to run trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer-facing applications, often needing to meet strict regulatory compliance standards.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable and scalable compute for electronic health records (EHR), medical imaging, and research, often operating under HIPAA compliance requirements for data privacy and security.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize cloud compute for running ERP systems, supply chain management software, and IoT data processing, demanding consistent performance and uptime to optimize production and logistics.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure and scalable cloud infrastructure to host case management software, document management systems, and client portals, often needing to protect sensitive client data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a D4 v3 VM in Azure?
The D4 v3 is a general-purpose virtual machine size in Microsoft Azure, offering 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of RAM. It is designed for a balance of compute, memory, and networking resources, suitable for many common business workloads.
How are compute hours billed?
Compute hours are billed on a subscription basis, typically per hour of VM runtime. This pay-as-you-go model allows for cost efficiency, as you only pay for the resources you actively use.
Can I change the VM size later?
Yes, Azure allows you to resize your virtual machines. You can change to a different VM size based on your evolving performance and resource requirements, subject to Azure's capabilities and your subscription terms.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.