Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_B4MS 1 Year
Secure a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for the STANDARD_B4MS type in US East 2 for a 1-year term to guarantee capacity and predictable costs for your Azure workloads.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in pricing for 1 year, avoiding potential fluctuations in on-demand rates.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve specific VM instances to ensure availability for your critical applications.
- Performance Assurance: Maintain consistent performance levels for your essential business operations.
- Simplified Management: Streamline budgeting and resource allocation with a fixed-term commitment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure STANDARD_B4MS Virtual Machine instance located in the US East 2 region. By committing to this reservation, you secure guaranteed capacity and benefit from significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for the specified VM type and duration.
This reservation is ideal for businesses that have consistent, predictable workloads running on Azure and require guaranteed performance. It is suitable for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMBs and mid-market companies who are responsible for managing cloud infrastructure, optimizing costs, and ensuring application availability.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 70% savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
- Capacity Reservation: Ensure your VM instances are available when you need them.
- Flexible Billing: Pay upfront or monthly for your reservation.
- Regional Commitment: Instance is reserved within the US East 2 Azure region.
- Performance Consistency: Maintain stable performance for your critical applications.
This reserved instance is the smart choice for businesses seeking cost efficiency and reliable performance for their Azure deployments.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to guarantee the availability of critical business applications by reserving specific VM instances. This ensures that essential services remain operational without performance degradation due to resource contention.
production workloads, business-critical applications, consistent resource demand, cloud-native applications
Optimize Cloud Spending Predictably
Streamline budgeting and reduce operational expenses by locking in VM instance pricing for a 1-year term. This provides financial predictability and avoids the variability of pay-as-you-go rates for steady-state workloads.
budget-conscious operations, long-term cloud strategy, predictable resource utilization, financial planning
Meet Compliance and Uptime SLAs
Automate the fulfillment of uptime Service Level Agreements by ensuring dedicated compute resources are always available. This helps organizations meet regulatory requirements and maintain high availability for sensitive data and operations.
regulated industries, high-availability requirements, data integrity, operational continuity
Key Features
1-Year Commitment
Locks in current pricing for a full year, providing cost certainty and protection against market fluctuations.
STANDARD_B4MS Instance Type
Provides a specific balance of vCPUs, memory, and I/O optimized for general-purpose workloads.
US East 2 Region
Ensures your compute resources are located in a specific geographic area for latency or compliance reasons.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantees that the specified VM instance type will be available when you need it in the chosen region.
Cost Savings
Offers significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances ideal for cost control and guaranteed capacity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain continuous operation for patient record systems, diagnostic tools, and research platforms, necessitating reliable infrastructure and predictable costs to meet stringent uptime requirements.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on stable IT infrastructure for production monitoring, supply chain management, and operational analytics, where consistent VM performance and cost predictability are crucial for efficiency.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers need secure and consistently available platforms for case management, client communication, and data storage, benefiting from reserved instances for predictable operational expenses.
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 Azure region for a set term, typically 1 or 3 years. 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 reserving capacity, you pay a lower rate for your VM instances than if you were to use on-demand pricing. This is particularly beneficial for workloads that run continuously or have predictable usage patterns.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Reserved Instances are generally tied to the specific VM type and region purchased. While some flexibility may exist through the Azure Hybrid Benefit or RI exchanges, modifications are not guaranteed and depend on Azure's policies.
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.