Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_M64MS
Commit to a Microsoft Azure STANDARD_M64MS Reserved VM Instance for three years to lock in significant savings and guarantee capacity for your essential cloud operations.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing by committing to a 3-year term.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantee the availability of STANDARD_M64MS compute capacity in the US Central region for your critical applications.
- Predictable Spending: Budget effectively with fixed costs for your Azure compute resources over the three-year commitment period.
- Optimized Performance: Ensure consistent performance for demanding workloads by reserving dedicated VM instances.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reservation for a Microsoft Azure STANDARD_M64MS virtual machine instance in the US Central region, secured for a three-year term. By committing to this reservation, you gain access to discounted pricing and guaranteed capacity, ensuring your critical cloud workloads have the resources they need when they need them.
This reservation is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who manage cloud infrastructure and require predictable costs and guaranteed performance for their essential applications. It fits into your existing Azure environment, providing a cost-effective way to manage your compute resources without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Significant Cost Reduction: Lock in lower prices for your Azure compute resources over a three-year period.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve specific VM instance types to ensure availability for your critical applications.
- Budget Predictability: Stabilize your cloud spending with fixed reservation costs.
- Flexible Deployment: Apply the reservation to new or existing workloads within the specified region and instance type.
- Simplified Management: Reduce the complexity of managing fluctuating cloud compute costs.
Secure your Azure compute resources with predictable costs and guaranteed capacity, empowering your business to focus on innovation rather than unpredictable cloud expenses.
What This Enables
Cost Optimization for Steady Workloads
Enable teams to significantly reduce their Azure compute costs by committing to a 3-year reservation for predictable VM instances. Streamline budgeting and forecasting with fixed monthly or annual charges for essential cloud resources.
consistent resource utilization, predictable application demand, long-term cloud strategy, core business applications
Guaranteeing Capacity for Critical Applications
Ensure your mission-critical applications always have the compute resources they need by reserving STANDARD_M64MS instances. Automate capacity planning for essential services, preventing performance degradation during peak usage.
high-availability requirements, business-critical systems, performance-sensitive workloads, production environments
Meeting Regulatory Compliance with Predictable Infrastructure
Support regulatory compliance by maintaining a stable and predictable IT infrastructure footprint in Azure. Streamline auditing and reporting with consistent resource allocation and costs over the reservation term.
data residency requirements, audit trails, compliance mandates, secure data processing
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Achieve the maximum possible savings on Azure compute costs, up to 72%, compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
STANDARD_M64MS Instance Type
Access a powerful virtual machine configuration suitable for memory-intensive enterprise applications and databases.
US Central Region
Ensure low latency and high performance for users and applications located within or near the central United States.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee that the specified compute capacity is available when you need it, preventing service disruptions.
Billing Flexibility
Choose to pay for the reservation upfront, partially upfront, or monthly to align with your financial preferences.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require predictable costs and guaranteed performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances ideal for their stable, high-demand workloads.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable infrastructure for patient data management, electronic health records, and research, where consistent availability and cost control are critical for compliance and operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize cloud resources for production monitoring, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, benefiting from reserved instances to ensure consistent performance and predictable costs for essential operational systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure and available platforms for case management, document storage, and client communication, where predictable cloud spending supports operational efficiency and client service delivery.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a pricing model that allows you to commit to using specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a one- or three-year term in exchange for a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go rates. It guarantees capacity and reduces costs for steady-state workloads.
How does this reservation save money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the STANDARD_M64MS instance in US Central, you are pre-purchasing compute capacity at a discounted rate. This effectively locks in a lower price per hour for the duration of the reservation, leading to substantial savings over time.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Reserved VM Instances are specific to the instance type and region purchased. While you cannot directly change them, Azure offers flexibility through the RI Exchange and RI Modifications features, allowing you to exchange or modify reservations under certain conditions.
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.