Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_B2ats_v2, 1 Year
Secure a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_B2ats_v2 in US North Central for a 1-year term, ensuring cost savings and consistent performance for your critical workloads.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for predictable cloud spending.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee capacity for your essential applications and services in a specific region.
- Simplified Management: Easily manage your reserved instances through the Azure portal.
- Flexible Deployment: Ideal for steady-state workloads requiring consistent compute resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a Standard_B2ats_v2 virtual machine in the US North Central region for a 1-year commitment. By reserving capacity in advance, you gain significant cost savings over on-demand pricing, ensuring your essential applications have the resources they need without unexpected expenses.
This offering is designed for businesses that require consistent and predictable performance for their IT operations. It is suitable for SMBs, mid-market companies, and enterprise departments running applications like web servers, development/test environments, or small databases that benefit from a stable, cost-effective compute solution.
- Reserved Capacity: Guarantees the availability of a Standard_B2ats_v2 VM in the specified region.
- Cost Optimization: Offers substantial discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for predictable workloads.
- 1-Year Term: Provides a balance between commitment and flexibility for your cloud infrastructure.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly managed within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
- Regional Availability: Deployed in the US North Central region for localized performance.
Optimize your cloud spend and ensure consistent performance by committing to a Reserved VM Instance for your essential business applications.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Uptime
Enable teams to maintain uninterrupted service for critical business applications. This reservation guarantees compute capacity, preventing performance degradation during peak usage periods.
production workloads, steady-state applications, business-critical services, always-on systems
Optimize Cloud Infrastructure Costs
Streamline IT budgets by locking in lower prices for predictable compute needs. This reduces the risk of overspending on fluctuating on-demand rates for consistent workloads.
long-term deployments, predictable resource demands, cost-sensitive operations, financial planning
Support Development and Testing Environments
Automate the provisioning of reliable compute resources for development and testing teams. This ensures consistent environments for efficient software iteration and quality assurance.
dev test environments, staging servers, CI/CD pipelines, sandbox systems
Key Features
Reserved Instance Pricing
Achieve significant cost savings on compute resources compared to pay-as-you-go rates for predictable workloads.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee the availability of your chosen VM size in a specific Azure region, ensuring consistent performance.
1-Year Commitment Term
Balance cost optimization with flexibility for your evolving IT infrastructure needs.
Azure Portal Management
Easily monitor, manage, and modify your reserved instances through a centralized interface.
Standard_B2ats_v2 VM Size
Utilize a cost-effective VM size suitable for a variety of general-purpose workloads.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require stable and cost-effective infrastructure for trading platforms, customer portals, and data processing, making reserved instances ideal for predictable workloads.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run essential operational systems, ERP, and supply chain management software that benefit from consistent performance and predictable costs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable infrastructure for patient management systems, billing, and administrative tasks, where consistent availability and cost control are crucial.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies utilize applications for case management, document storage, and client communication that require stable, cost-optimized compute resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use a specific type of virtual machine in a particular region for a set term, in exchange for a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
Who should use Reserved VM Instances?
Businesses with predictable, steady-state workloads that will run for an extended period are ideal candidates. This helps optimize cloud spending by locking in lower rates.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchase?
While the instance is reserved, Azure offers flexibility to exchange or modify reservations under certain conditions, often with limitations. Consult Azure documentation for specifics.
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.