Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, Standard_B2S, 1 Year
Commit to a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for a 1-year term to lock in predictable pricing and ensure consistent performance for your Azure virtual machines.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from significantly reduced compute costs compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for your Azure virtual machines.
- Predictable Performance: Guarantee capacity in a specific Azure region, ensuring your applications have the resources they need when they need them.
- Budget Certainty: Lock in pricing for the 1-year term, making IT budget forecasting more accurate and reliable for your business.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your essential business workloads remain operational with dedicated resources, minimizing downtime risk.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a designated region for a 1-year term. By reserving capacity, you gain access to significant cost savings compared to on-demand pricing, while ensuring your critical business applications have guaranteed resources available.
This offering is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals at SMB and mid-market companies who are running stable, predictable workloads on Azure. It fits into an existing Azure environment by pre-purchasing compute capacity, optimizing cloud spend and ensuring performance for essential business functions.
- Cost Optimization: Achieve substantial savings on Azure compute costs through a 1-year commitment.
- Capacity Reservation: Secure guaranteed VM capacity in the US North Central region for your specific needs.
- Performance Assurance: Ensure consistent and reliable performance for your business-critical applications.
- Simplified Billing: Benefit from a predictable subscription billing model for your reserved compute resources.
- Azure Resource Management: Efficiently manage your Azure footprint with pre-allocated and cost-effective VM instances.
Secure your Azure infrastructure's performance and budget with this cost-effective 1-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance commitment.
What This Enables
Enable Cost Savings on Stable Azure Workloads
Enable teams to significantly reduce their Azure compute expenses by committing to a 1-year term for specific VM sizes. This ensures predictable budgeting and maximizes return on cloud investment for consistent operational needs.
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Guarantee Compute Capacity for Critical Applications
Streamline operations by ensuring dedicated compute capacity is always available for essential business applications running on Azure. This prevents performance degradation and supports uninterrupted service delivery.
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Simplify Cloud Budgeting and Forecasting
Automate financial planning by locking in compute costs for a 1-year period, providing clear visibility into monthly cloud expenditures. This simplifies budgeting and reduces financial surprises for IT operations.
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Key Features
1-Year Commitment Term
Achieve significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for your Azure compute resources.
Standard_B2S VM Size
Utilize a cost-effective and efficient VM size suitable for a variety of common business workloads.
US North Central Region
Ensure low latency and high availability for users and applications located within this geographic area.
Subscription Billing
Benefit from predictable monthly billing, simplifying financial management and forecasting for your cloud infrastructure.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee that the necessary compute capacity is available when you need it, preventing performance issues.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require stable, predictable performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer portals, making reserved instances ideal for cost-effective capacity management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable access to patient data systems, diagnostic tools, and administrative applications, where consistent performance and predictable costs are critical for operational continuity.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses rely on cloud infrastructure for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing applications that demand consistent availability and cost efficiency.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers use cloud resources for document management, client portals, and case management software, benefiting from guaranteed performance and predictable operational expenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a 1-year or 3-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this save my business money?
By committing to a Reserved VM Instance, you are essentially pre-purchasing compute capacity at a lower rate. This reduces your overall Azure spending for stable, predictable workloads, leading to direct cost savings on your cloud bill.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchase?
While the commitment is to a specific VM size and region, Azure offers flexibility through the Azure Hybrid Benefit and the ability to exchange reservations under certain conditions. It is best to consult Azure documentation or your Zent Networks representative for specific details.
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.