Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_M48S_V2
Commit to a Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance for the STANDARD_M48S_V2 series in US East for three years, guaranteeing significant cost savings and consistent performance for your critical workloads.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing by committing to a 3-year term.
- Predictable Performance: Ensure consistent resource availability and performance for your demanding applications.
- Resource Reservation: Guarantee capacity for your specific VM size and region, avoiding potential shortages.
- Financial Predictability: Lock in pricing for three years, simplifying budgeting and financial planning.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance (RI) provides a commitment to use a specific VM size, STANDARD_M48S_V2, in the US East region for a 3-year term. By purchasing this reservation, you secure discounted pricing and guaranteed capacity, ensuring your critical applications have the resources they need without unexpected cost fluctuations.
This offering is ideal for IT Managers and Business Owners in SMB and mid-market companies running stable, long-term workloads on Azure. It fits into environments where predictable resource needs and cost optimization are paramount, such as production servers, databases, or critical business applications that require consistent uptime and performance.
- Significant Cost Reduction: Lock in lower prices for your Azure compute resources.
- Capacity Assurance: Reserve compute capacity in advance for your chosen VM size and region.
- Flexible Billing: Option to pay upfront for the entire term or choose monthly payments.
- Scalability: Easily manage and redeploy reservations as your needs evolve.
- Compliance: Maintain compliance by ensuring you have the necessary compute resources allocated.
Optimize your Azure spend and ensure resource availability with a Reserved VM Instance, providing cost predictability and performance assurance for your business operations.
What This Enables
Cost Optimization for Stable Workloads
Enable teams to significantly reduce their Azure compute costs by committing to a 3-year term for specific VM sizes. Streamline financial planning with predictable monthly or upfront billing for essential infrastructure.
long-term production workloads, stable application hosting, predictable resource demands, cost-sensitive operations
Guaranteed Capacity for Critical Applications
Ensure consistent availability and performance for mission-critical applications by reserving compute capacity in advance. Protect against potential resource shortages during peak demand periods.
business-critical systems, high-availability deployments, essential service delivery, uninterrupted operations
Predictable Budgeting for Azure Infrastructure
Automate cost predictability by locking in pricing for your Azure compute resources over a 3-year period. Eliminate budget surprises and gain better control over your cloud expenditure.
fixed IT budgets, financial forecasting, long-term project planning, controlled operational expenses
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Achieve the highest level of savings, up to 72%, compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for your Azure compute resources.
STANDARD_M48S_V2 VM Size
Access a powerful VM size optimized for memory-intensive workloads, ensuring your demanding applications perform optimally.
US East Region
Deploy your workloads in a geographically strategic location to meet latency and availability requirements for your users.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee that the compute capacity you need is available when you need it, preventing deployment delays or performance degradation.
Billing Flexibility
Choose between an upfront payment for the entire term to maximize savings or monthly payments for easier cash flow management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and predictable compute resources for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making Reserved Instances ideal for cost optimization and capacity assurance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and require robust, reliable infrastructure for Electronic Health Records (EHR) and medical imaging, benefiting from the cost predictability and guaranteed capacity of Reserved Instances.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize Azure for operational technology, supply chain management, and IoT analytics, where stable, long-term workloads benefit from the cost savings and consistent performance of Reserved Instances.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure and consistent access to case management systems, document repositories, and client portals, making Reserved Instances a cost-effective solution for their Azure deployments.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific Azure VM types in a particular region for a 1- or 3-year term. Purchasing an RI provides a significant discount on the compute cost of those VMs compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does a Reserved VM Instance save me money?
By committing to a 1- or 3-year term, you receive a discount on the compute portion of your Azure VM costs. The longer the commitment, the greater the savings, up to 72% for 3-year terms.
Can I change my VM size or region after purchasing a reservation?
Azure Reserved Instances offer flexibility. You can exchange or cancel reservations, or modify them to change the VM size, region, or term, subject to certain conditions and potential adjustments.
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.