Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard D12 v2
Secure predictable pricing for your Microsoft Azure Standard D12 v2 virtual machines with a 3-year reservation, ensuring cost savings and consistent performance.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for your Standard D12 v2 instances.
- Predictable Spending: Budget effectively with fixed costs for your Azure compute resources over a 3-year term.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee capacity for your Standard D12 v2 VMs in the US South Central region.
- Simplified Management: Reduce operational overhead by pre-purchasing compute capacity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 3-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure Standard D12 v2 virtual machine instance in the US South Central region. By committing to a reservation, you secure a discounted rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring cost predictability and guaranteed capacity for your compute workloads.
This reservation is ideal for businesses with stable and predictable Azure compute needs. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize this to optimize cloud spending for applications that require consistent performance from Standard D12 v2 instances, such as line-of-business applications, development/testing environments, or web servers.
- Reserved Capacity: Guarantees the availability of Standard D12 v2 VM instances in your chosen region.
- Significant Cost Savings: Offers a substantial discount over pay-as-you-go pricing for the 3-year term.
- Flexible Deployment: Apply the reservation to new or existing Standard D12 v2 VMs within your Azure subscription.
- Predictable Billing: Provides a fixed monthly or upfront cost for budgeting certainty.
- Azure Platform Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Microsoft Azure environment.
Optimize your Azure cloud investment with predictable costs and guaranteed capacity for your critical Standard D12 v2 workloads.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to run critical business applications that require consistent compute resources. Streamline operations by guaranteeing the availability of Standard D12 v2 instances for uninterrupted service delivery.
stable workloads, predictable demand, line-of-business applications, development environments
Optimize Cloud Spend for Stable Workloads
Streamline cloud cost management by locking in discounted rates for your Standard D12 v2 virtual machines. Automate budget adherence by pre-purchasing compute capacity for a 3-year term.
long-term deployments, cost-conscious IT, financial planning, resource forecasting
Meet Compliance and Capacity Requirements
Automate compliance with internal policies requiring reserved capacity for essential services. Enable teams to meet regulatory or performance SLAs by ensuring resource availability in specific Azure regions.
regulated environments, performance-sensitive applications, regional deployment needs, capacity planning
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates over the long term.
Standard D12 v2 Instance Type
Provides a balanced configuration of compute and memory suitable for a wide range of business applications.
US South Central Region
Ensures your resources are located in a specific geographic area for performance or compliance reasons.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantees that the specified VM instance type will be available when you need it.
Subscription Billing
Integrates seamlessly with your existing Azure billing structure for predictable financial management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require predictable costs and guaranteed performance for critical trading platforms, risk analysis tools, and customer-facing applications to meet strict uptime and compliance standards.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers and labs need reliable and secure compute resources for electronic health records (EHR), medical imaging, and research data processing, often subject to HIPAA compliance and stringent availability SLAs.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize Azure for operational technology (OT) integration, supply chain management, and analytics, requiring consistent performance and cost predictability for their production systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations rely on secure and consistently available platforms for case management, document storage, and client communication, where downtime can have significant business impact.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific virtual machine types in a particular Azure 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 reservation save money?
By committing to a 3-year term for a Standard D12 v2 instance in US South Central, you lock in a lower price than if you were to pay for the VM on an hourly basis. This is ideal for workloads with predictable usage.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchase?
Generally, reserved instances are tied to the specific VM size and region purchased. However, Azure offers some flexibility through the RI exchange program, allowing modifications under certain conditions.
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.