Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance Standard_E8_v3, 3-Year Subscription in US East 2
Secure predictable compute capacity for your Azure workloads with a 3-year Reserved VM Instance for the Standard_E8_v3 series in the US East 2 region.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for consistent Azure compute needs.
- Capacity Assurance: Reserve specific VM instance types in a chosen region to guarantee availability.
- Simplified Management: Streamline budgeting and forecasting with a fixed-term commitment.
- Performance Predictability: Ensure your critical applications have the resources they need, when they need them.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to a specific VM instance type, Standard_E8_v3, in the US East 2 region for a 3-year term. By reserving capacity, you gain significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring your critical workloads have guaranteed resources and predictable performance.
This offering is ideal for businesses with steady-state Azure compute requirements. It allows IT managers and business owners to optimize cloud spending, ensure application availability, and maintain compliance with performance standards for their own internal operations, such as running business applications, development environments, or data processing tasks.
- Instance Type: Standard_E8_v3, offering 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of RAM.
- Region: US East 2, providing a specific geographic location for your deployment.
- Term: 3-year commitment for maximum cost savings.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based, allowing for predictable operational expenses.
- Cost Optimization: Significant discounts applied compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
Ensure your Azure environment is both cost-effective and reliably resourced with this 3-year Reserved VM Instance commitment.
What This Enables
Cost Savings for Steady Workloads
Enable teams to significantly reduce Azure compute expenses by committing to a 3-year term for the Standard_E8_v3 instance. This provides predictable operational costs for your organization's consistent resource needs.
Cloud-hosted applications, Development and testing environments, Data processing workloads, Business continuity planning
Guaranteed Compute Capacity
Streamline resource allocation by ensuring the availability of Standard_E8_v3 instances in the US East 2 region. This protects against capacity constraints and ensures your critical business operations are always supported.
Production environments, Mission-critical applications, Scalable services, Backend infrastructure
Predictable Budgeting and Forecasting
Automate financial planning with a fixed-term commitment, making it easier to forecast cloud expenditure for the Standard_E8_v3 instances. This simplifies IT budget management for your business.
Financial reporting, IT budget management, Long-term project planning, Operational expense tracking
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve the highest possible savings on Azure compute costs by locking in rates for an extended period.
Standard_E8_v3 Instance Type
Access a powerful VM configuration optimized for memory-intensive workloads, suitable for demanding business applications.
US East 2 Region
Deploy your resources in a specific geographic location to meet latency, compliance, or data residency requirements.
Subscription Billing
Benefit from predictable operational expenses with a clear, recurring billing model for your Azure compute.
Capacity Reservation
Ensure that the compute capacity you need is available when you need it, preventing service disruptions.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, high-performance computing for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer data management, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use Azure for operational technology, supply chain management, and analytics, needing reliable compute for production systems and IoT data processing.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage sensitive patient data and critical applications, requiring secure, available, and cost-effective compute resources for EMRs and research.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure and performant IT infrastructure for case management, document processing, and client communication, benefiting from predictable cloud costs.
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 compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this save my business money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the Standard_E8_v3 instance in US East 2, you secure a lower price per hour than if you were to pay for the same compute resources on a month-to-month basis. This is ideal for workloads with predictable usage patterns.
Can I change the VM instance type or region later?
Azure Reserved Instances can be exchanged or cancelled, subject to certain terms and conditions, and may involve fees. It is best to carefully plan your capacity needs before purchasing.
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.