Microsoft Compute Hours Subscription
This Microsoft subscription provides essential compute hours, ensuring your business applications and services run reliably in the US West region.
- Access to Compute Resources: Gain entitlement to necessary processing power for your business applications.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable monthly costs for compute resources, simplifying IT budget management.
- Platform Licensing: Secure the right to use Microsoft's underlying platform services for your operations.
- Compliance and Operation: Maintain operational continuity and meet licensing requirements for your IT environment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Standard D4VM Compute Hours subscription grants access to virtual machine compute capacity in the US West region. It is a platform software license that enables your organization to run specific Microsoft-enabled workloads and services, ensuring you have the necessary processing power for your business operations.
This subscription is designed for SMB and mid-market companies that utilize Microsoft technologies for their internal IT infrastructure. It fits into environments requiring dedicated compute resources for applications, databases, or other business-critical functions, ensuring continued operation and compliance with licensing terms.
- Compute Capacity: Provides allocated processing power for virtual machines.
- Regional Availability: Specifically for resources deployed in the US West region.
- Subscription Model: Offers a recurring, predictable cost for compute resources.
- Microsoft Platform Access: Enables the use of Microsoft's underlying cloud infrastructure services.
- Operational Continuity: Supports the ongoing function of your business-critical applications.
This compute hour subscription is the ideal choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing reliable, licensed access to Microsoft's processing power.
What This Enables
Enable Application Workloads
Enable teams to run business-critical applications that require dedicated virtual machine compute resources. Streamline operations by ensuring consistent performance and availability for your core software.
on-premises servers, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized infrastructure
Support Database Operations
Streamline database performance by allocating sufficient compute power for SQL Server or other business databases. Automate resource provisioning to meet fluctuating demand and maintain data integrity.
data-intensive applications, business intelligence platforms, transactional systems, reporting services
Maintain Development Environments
Enable development and testing teams to access reliable compute resources for building and validating new software. Automate the deployment of consistent environments to accelerate project timelines.
software development lifecycle, testing and QA processes, staging environments, application prototyping
Key Features
Microsoft Compute Capacity
Provides the necessary processing power for your virtual machines, ensuring applications run efficiently.
US West Region Deployment
Ensures resources are located in a specific geographic area, supporting latency and data residency requirements.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable, recurring costs for compute resources, simplifying budgeting and financial planning.
Platform Software Access
Grants the right to use Microsoft's underlying platform services, ensuring compliance and full feature utilization.
Operational Support
Contributes to the continuous operation of your business-critical applications and services.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer-facing applications, making dedicated compute hours essential for compliance and operational continuity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers rely on secure and consistent access to electronic health records (EHR) systems, medical imaging, and patient management software, necessitating robust compute resources to meet strict uptime and regulatory requirements.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use compute resources for production management software, supply chain logistics, and data analytics to optimize operations, requiring reliable performance to avoid costly downtime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations depend on secure and performant access to case management, document management, and client communication systems, where consistent compute availability is critical for client service delivery.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft STD_D4VM(WIN)-COMPUTEHRS(USWEST)?
This is a subscription license from Microsoft that provides compute hours for virtual machines (specifically D4VM size with Windows) in the US West region. It allows your business to use the necessary processing power for your applications.
Who is this subscription for?
This subscription is intended for SMB and mid-market businesses that use Microsoft technologies for their internal IT operations. It is for companies that need dedicated compute resources for their own applications and services, not for resellers.
How is this billed?
This product is billed on a subscription basis, meaning you will have recurring charges, typically monthly, for the compute hours you are entitled to use.
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.