Microsoft Azure VM Standard D16s v3 Subscription
This Microsoft Azure VM Standard D16s v3 subscription provides 3 years of access to a powerful virtual machine instance, ensuring your critical business applications remain operational and compliant.
- Access to Azure Resources: Gain entitlement to a Standard D16s v3 virtual machine instance within the US North Central region for your business workloads.
- Subscription Term: Secure your virtual machine capacity with a predictable 3-year commitment, billed monthly for consistent operational budgeting.
- Compliance and Performance: Ensure your IT environment meets regulatory requirements and maintains optimal performance for business-critical applications.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Provision a virtual machine that supports demanding workloads, offering a balance of compute and storage for diverse business needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure VM Standard D16s v3 subscription provides a 3-year commitment to a specific virtual machine instance, offering a defined level of compute and storage resources. It unlocks the capabilities of the Azure platform for your business operations, ensuring access to a reliable and performant virtualized environment.
Designed for businesses that utilize IT for their own operations, this subscription is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals managing SMB and mid-market environments. It fits into your existing Azure footprint or serves as the foundation for new deployments, providing essential infrastructure without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Azure Virtual Machine Instance: Provision of a Standard D16s v3 VM with specific vCPUs, memory, and temporary storage.
- 3-Year Subscription Term: Lock in capacity and pricing for three years, ensuring long-term resource availability.
- Monthly Billing: Predictable monthly subscription payments simplify financial planning and budgeting.
- US North Central Region: Deployment within a specific Azure datacenter region for optimal latency and data residency.
- Microsoft Licensing: Ensures compliance and access to the latest features and security updates for the Azure platform.
Secure essential virtual machine capacity with this Microsoft Azure subscription, offering predictable costs and reliable performance for your business needs.
What This Enables
Enable Business Application Hosting
Enable teams to deploy and run critical business applications, such as CRM, ERP, or custom-built software, on a dedicated virtual machine. Ensure continuous availability and performance for daily operations.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, on-premises infrastructure modernization, business process automation
Streamline Database Management
Streamline the management of business databases by hosting them on a powerful Azure VM instance. Benefit from the scalability and reliability of Azure for data storage and retrieval.
data-intensive workloads, business intelligence platforms, application backend services, data warehousing
Automate Development and Testing
Automate development and testing cycles by providing developers with consistent and readily available virtual machine environments. Accelerate software delivery and reduce time to market.
software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, application testing frameworks, developer sandboxes
Key Features
Standard D16s v3 VM Instance
Provides a balanced configuration of vCPUs, memory, and fast temporary storage suitable for a wide range of business workloads.
3-Year Subscription Term
Guarantees resource availability and predictable pricing for an extended period, simplifying long-term IT planning.
Monthly Billing
Offers a predictable operational expense, making budgeting easier compared to large upfront capital investments.
Azure Global Infrastructure
Leverages Microsoft's secure and reliable global network of datacenters for high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
Microsoft Compliance Standards
Helps meet regulatory and compliance requirements by utilizing a platform designed for data security and privacy.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require highly available and secure platforms to manage sensitive data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Azure's infrastructure supports.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and other privacy regulations, necessitating secure, compliant cloud environments for patient data and critical applications.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run specialized operational software and require reliable infrastructure for production management, supply chain logistics, and IoT data processing.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle confidential client information and require secure, reliable systems for case management, document storage, and client communication.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft Azure VM Standard D16s v3?
It is a specific type of virtual machine offered by Microsoft Azure, providing a defined amount of CPU, memory, and temporary storage. The 'Standard' tier indicates general-purpose computing, and 'D16s v3' specifies the exact configuration.
What does a 3-year subscription mean for my business?
A 3-year subscription means you are committing to using this Azure VM instance for three years, typically at a locked-in price. This provides cost predictability and ensures resource availability over the long term.
Can this VM be used for any type of business application?
The Standard D16s v3 is a general-purpose VM suitable for many business applications, including web servers, application servers, databases, and development/testing environments. Specific workload requirements should be assessed.
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.