Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_B4als_v2, US East, 1 Year Subscription
Commit to a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, Standard_B4als_v2 in US East for one year to achieve predictable cloud spending and cost savings.
- Cost Savings: Secure significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
- Predictable Spending: Lock in rates for a 1-year term, simplifying budget management for your IT infrastructure.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee capacity for your critical applications and services within the specified region.
- Simplified Management: Easily manage your reserved instances through the Azure portal for efficient oversight.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, specifically the Standard_B4als_v2 model, for use in the US East region, secured for a 1-year term. This commitment allows businesses to significantly reduce their cloud computing costs by pre-purchasing compute capacity at a discounted rate compared to on-demand pricing.
Ideal for SMBs and mid-market companies with stable and predictable compute needs, this reserved instance ensures that your essential applications and services have guaranteed capacity. It is designed for organizations that utilize Microsoft Azure for their core business operations and seek to optimize their cloud expenditure without compromising performance.
- Optimized Cloud Spend: Achieve substantial savings on Azure VM costs through a 1-year reservation.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Ensure availability of compute resources for your critical business applications.
- Budget Predictability: Lock in pricing for a full year, making IT budget forecasting more reliable.
- Flexible Deployment: Suitable for various workloads that require consistent performance.
- Regional Availability: Specific to the US East region, ensuring data locality and performance.
Secure your Azure compute resources with a 1-year reservation and benefit from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity.
What This Enables
Reduce Azure VM operational costs
Enable teams to significantly lower their monthly Azure spending by committing to a 1-year reservation for specific VM instances. This approach ensures predictable costs for consistent workloads, freeing up budget for other strategic IT initiatives.
Stable compute workloads, predictable resource needs, cloud cost optimization, Azure environments
Guarantee compute resource availability
Streamline operations by ensuring that critical business applications always have access to the necessary compute power. This reservation eliminates concerns about resource contention during peak usage periods, maintaining business continuity.
Business-critical applications, consistent performance requirements, Azure infrastructure, production environments
Simplify cloud budget management
Automate cost predictability by locking in VM instance rates for a full year. This simplifies financial planning and forecasting, reducing the risk of unexpected cloud expenditure spikes.
Financial planning, IT budget control, long-term cloud strategy, subscription-based services
Key Features
1-Year Commitment
Secure a discounted rate for your Azure compute resources over a 12-month period.
Standard_B4als_v2 Instance Type
Utilize a cost-effective VM size suitable for a variety of general-purpose workloads.
US East Region
Deploy your instances in a geographically strategic location for optimal performance and data residency.
Significant Cost Savings
Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee that the compute capacity you need is available when you need it.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable and predictable performance for critical trading, analytics, and customer service applications, making reserved instances ideal for cost optimization.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run consistent operational software, ERP systems, and IoT data processing that benefit from guaranteed capacity and predictable cloud costs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable infrastructure for patient record systems, research data analysis, and administrative tasks, where consistent performance and cost control are paramount.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers utilize cloud resources for document management, case management, and client communication, benefiting from predictable costs for steady workloads.
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- or 3-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this help my business?
This helps your business by lowering your overall cloud computing costs for predictable workloads and ensuring that the compute capacity you need is always available, preventing performance issues and downtime.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchase?
While the commitment is for a specific VM size and region, Azure offers flexibility. You can exchange or cancel reservations under certain conditions, and you can also Savings Plan for Azure Compute to gain more flexibility across regions and instance types.
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.