Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance Standard_D8as_v4, AU Central, 3-Year Subscription
Commit to 3 years of Azure Standard_D8as_v4 VM capacity in AU Central for predictable performance and cost savings.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in discounted rates for your Azure compute resources over a 3-year term.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve specific VM instance types in a chosen Azure region for consistent availability.
- Cost Optimization: Significantly reduce your operational expenses compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
- Simplified Management: Streamline budgeting and resource planning with a fixed-term commitment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance subscription secures dedicated Standard_D8as_v4 virtual machine capacity in the AU Central region for a 3-year term. It provides a cost-effective way to manage your cloud infrastructure by offering significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go rates, ensuring your critical workloads have consistent access to compute resources.
Businesses utilizing Azure for their core operations can benefit from this reservation to stabilize cloud spending and guarantee the availability of essential VM instances. It is ideal for workloads with steady-state resource requirements, such as production servers, databases, or development environments, that need reliable performance without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Instance Type: Standard_D8as_v4, offering a balance of compute and memory resources.
- Region Specific: Capacity is reserved within the AU Central Azure region.
- Commitment Term: A 3-year subscription locks in pricing and availability.
- Billing Model: Subscription based, providing predictable monthly or annual costs.
- Cost Savings: Achieve substantial discounts over standard pay-as-you-go VM pricing.
Ensure your Azure environment runs efficiently and affordably with this long-term compute reservation.
What This Enables
Commit to predictable Azure compute costs
Enable teams to budget accurately for cloud infrastructure by locking in discounted rates for 3 years. This reservation ensures your Standard_D8as_v4 VMs in AU Central are available at a fixed price, simplifying financial planning.
steady-state workloads, production environments, cloud cost management, long-term IT strategy
Guarantee VM instance availability
Ensure your critical applications and services remain accessible by reserving specific Standard_D8as_v4 VM capacity in the AU Central region. This prevents potential downtime caused by resource shortages during peak demand.
business-critical applications, high-availability deployments, disaster recovery sites, core business systems
Optimize cloud spending for consistent workloads
Streamline operational expenses by taking advantage of significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for your Azure VMs. This reservation is ideal for workloads with predictable resource needs over an extended period.
database servers, web applications, development environments, virtual desktop infrastructure
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve substantial cost savings by locking in discounted pricing for your Azure compute resources over an extended period.
Standard_D8as_v4 Instance Type
Utilize a versatile VM instance optimized for compute-intensive workloads, ensuring reliable performance for your applications.
AU Central Region
Ensure low latency and high availability for users and services located within or near the Australian Central region.
Subscription Billing
Benefit from predictable billing cycles, making it easier to manage your cloud IT budget effectively.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee the availability of your chosen VM instance type, mitigating the risk of resource contention during peak usage.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, predictable costs and guaranteed performance for critical trading, analytics, and customer service platforms.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on consistent uptime for production management systems, supply chain logistics, and IoT data processing.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure, reliable infrastructure for patient records, diagnostic tools, and operational systems, often with long-term planning horizons.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often operate with fixed budgets and require long-term commitments for essential IT services and infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a 1- or 3-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the Standard_D8as_v4 instance in AU Central, you secure a lower per-hour rate than if you were to pay for the VM on a monthly or hourly basis without a reservation.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Reserved Instances are generally tied to the specific instance type and region purchased. Azure offers some flexibility through the Azure portal to exchange or modify reservations, but terms and conditions apply.
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.