Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, Standard_D12_V2, 1 Year
Commit to a 1-year Microsoft Azure Standard_D12_V2 reserved instance in US South Central for predictable pricing and guaranteed capacity.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in costs for your Standard_D12_V2 VM for 12 months, avoiding potential price fluctuations.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve compute resources in the US South Central region, ensuring availability for your critical workloads.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from lower per-unit costs compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your essential applications and services remain online with dedicated resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a Standard_D12_V2 virtual machine in the US South Central region for a 1-year term. By reserving capacity, you gain predictable monthly costs and ensure resource availability for your essential cloud workloads.
This offering is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who run consistent, mission-critical applications on Azure. It integrates directly into your existing Azure environment, providing a cost-effective and reliable foundation for your cloud infrastructure.
- Cost Optimization: Significant savings over pay-as-you-go rates for predictable workloads.
- Resource Assurance: Guaranteed compute capacity in your chosen Azure region.
- Simplified Budgeting: Fixed monthly costs simplify financial planning and forecasting.
- Performance Consistency: Ensures your applications have the resources they need without interruption.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly applies to your existing Azure subscriptions and deployments.
Secure your Azure Standard_D12_V2 VM capacity and costs with this 1-year reservation, perfect for SMB and mid-market teams seeking financial predictability.
What This Enables
Enable Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to ensure critical business applications maintain optimal performance by reserving dedicated compute resources. This guarantees capacity and avoids performance degradation during peak usage periods.
production workloads, mission-critical applications, predictable resource needs, cloud infrastructure
Streamline Cloud Budgeting and Forecasting
Streamline financial planning by locking in compute costs for a 12-month term. This provides predictable monthly expenses, making it easier to forecast cloud expenditure accurately.
fixed budget environments, financial planning, cost management, cloud services
Automate Cost Savings for Stable Workloads
Automate cost savings for stable Azure workloads by committing to a reserved instance. This offers a lower per-hour rate compared to pay-as-you-go, maximizing efficiency for consistent resource utilization.
long-term deployments, stable resource demands, cost-conscious IT, Azure platform
Key Features
1-Year Commitment Term
Provides cost predictability and savings over pay-as-you-go pricing for a full year.
Standard_D12_V2 VM Size
Offers a balance of compute and memory suitable for a wide range of business applications and workloads.
US South Central Region
Ensures your resources are located in a specific geographic area for latency or compliance needs.
Reserved Capacity
Guarantees that the compute resources will be available when you need them, preventing provisioning issues.
Discounted Pricing
Reduces the effective hourly cost of your virtual machine compared to on-demand instances.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services require predictable costs and guaranteed uptime for trading platforms, customer portals, and risk management systems, making reserved instances ideal for stable workloads.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable access to patient data systems and diagnostic applications, benefiting from the guaranteed capacity and cost predictability of reserved instances for critical operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run consistent workloads for ERP, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, where reserved instances provide cost savings and ensure the availability of essential operational software.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on stable performance for case management, document processing, and client communication tools, making reserved instances a cost-effective choice for these consistent demands.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific virtual machine types in a particular Azure 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 apply to my Azure bill?
The cost of the reserved instance is billed monthly. The discount is applied to the usage of the corresponding pay-as-you-go virtual machines, effectively lowering your overall Azure compute costs for that instance.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchase?
Reserved Instances are specific to the VM size and region purchased. While Azure offers some flexibility through the Azure Hybrid Benefit and the ability to exchange reservations, direct changes to the original reservation are not typically supported without specific Azure 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.