Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance Standard_E4as_v4, EU North, 3 Years
Commit to a 3-year reservation for the Microsoft Azure Standard_E4as_v4 VM in EU North, ensuring cost savings and consistent performance for your critical workloads.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in pricing for your Azure compute resources over a 3-year term.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee availability of Standard_E4as_v4 instances in the EU North region.
- Optimized Resource Allocation: Ensure your essential applications have dedicated capacity.
- Simplified Management: Reduce operational overhead with a pre-purchased compute commitment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use the Standard_E4as_v4 virtual machine series in the EU North region for a duration of 3 years. By reserving capacity in advance, organizations can achieve significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing while ensuring the availability of their compute resources.
This offering is ideal for businesses running stable, predictable workloads that require consistent performance and cost management. It suits IT managers and business owners who need to budget IT expenses effectively and guarantee the operational capacity for their core business applications, such as databases, web servers, or line-of-business applications.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
- Capacity Reservation: Ensure compute capacity is available when you need it.
- Flexible Deployment: Apply reservations to eligible VMs across multiple subscriptions.
- Predictable Billing: Simplify budgeting with a fixed, upfront commitment.
- Regional Commitment: Reserve resources in the specific EU North Azure region.
Optimize your Azure spending and ensure consistent performance for your essential business operations with this 3-year reserved VM instance.
What This Enables
Enable predictable cloud spending
Enable teams to forecast and control cloud infrastructure costs by committing to a 3-year term for specific VM instances. This provides a stable financial baseline for essential IT operations, preventing unexpected budget overruns.
Stable workloads, predictable demand, long-term IT strategy, budget-conscious operations, Azure cloud deployments
Guarantee compute resource availability
Ensure critical business applications have consistent access to necessary compute power by reserving Standard_E4as_v4 instances in the EU North region. This prevents performance degradation or downtime due to resource contention during peak usage periods.
Mission-critical applications, high-availability requirements, consistent performance needs, Azure infrastructure management
Streamline IT budget management
Streamline the IT budgeting process by pre-purchasing compute capacity, allowing for more accurate financial planning and allocation. This reduces the administrative overhead associated with managing variable cloud expenses.
Financial planning, operational efficiency, IT resource allocation, business continuity planning
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve substantial cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing by committing to a longer term.
Standard_E4as_v4 Instance Type
Utilize a powerful and versatile VM series suitable for a wide range of demanding workloads.
EU North Region
Ensure data residency and low latency for users and operations within the European region.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee that the compute capacity you need is available when your applications require it.
Billing Discount
Receive a significant discount on your compute costs applied automatically to eligible VMs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, predictable performance and cost management for critical trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer data processing.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run essential operational systems like ERP, SCADA, and IoT data processing that demand consistent uptime and predictable resource allocation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need reliable infrastructure for electronic health records (EHR), patient management systems, and medical imaging analysis, where performance and availability are paramount.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations rely on secure and consistently available platforms for case management, document storage, and client communication.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a set term, typically 1 or 3 years. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount on the compute costs compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save me money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the Standard_E4as_v4 instance in EU North, you lock in a lower price per hour than the standard pay-as-you-go rate. This discount is applied automatically to eligible running VMs.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchasing?
While the reservation is tied to the specific VM series and region, Azure offers flexibility. You can exchange or cancel reservations under certain conditions, though it is best to plan for your long-term needs to maximize savings.
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.