Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_D16S_V4
Commit to a Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance for Standard_D16S_V4 in US West 3 for 3 years to significantly reduce your compute costs.
- Cost Savings: Secure discounted pricing on dedicated Azure compute capacity for predictable workloads.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee availability of specific VM instance types for critical business applications.
- Budget Predictability: Lock in rates for 3 years, simplifying financial planning and cloud expenditure.
- Resource Commitment: Reserve compute resources in a specific Azure region to meet performance and compliance needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM instance type, Standard_D16S_V4, in the US West 3 region for a 3-year term. By making this reservation, you secure a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring cost predictability for your consistent Azure compute needs.
This offering is ideal for businesses that have stable, long-term compute requirements and want to optimize their cloud spending. IT Managers and Business Owners can utilize these reserved instances to power core business applications, development environments, or data processing workloads within their own operational infrastructure.
- Discounted Pricing: Achieve substantial savings on Azure compute costs through a 3-year commitment.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantee the availability of Standard_D16S_V4 instances in the US West 3 region.
- Flexible Billing: Subscription-based billing aligns with operational expenditure models.
- Performance Consistency: Ensure your critical applications have access to the required compute resources.
- Simplified Management: Predictable costs and resource allocation reduce operational overhead.
Optimize your Azure cloud investment with predictable costs and guaranteed capacity for your essential business workloads.
What This Enables
Optimize predictable cloud compute costs
Enable teams to significantly reduce their monthly Azure spend by committing to a specific VM instance type for a set duration. Streamline budgeting and financial forecasting with predictable compute expenses.
stable workloads, long-term deployments, cost-sensitive operations, predictable resource needs
Guarantee application performance and availability
Ensure critical business applications have consistent access to dedicated compute resources, preventing performance degradation during peak usage. Automate resource allocation to meet defined service level agreements for internal or external users.
mission-critical applications, high-availability requirements, performance-sensitive workloads, consistent operational demands
Support long-term development and testing environments
Provide development and testing teams with reliable, cost-effective access to standardized compute environments. Streamline the provisioning of consistent infrastructure for ongoing software development cycles.
development pipelines, continuous integration, long-term testing, standardized environments
Key Features
3-Year Term Commitment
Lock in significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, providing substantial cost savings over the commitment period.
Standard_D16S_V4 Instance Type
Guarantees access to a specific, powerful VM configuration suitable for demanding workloads.
US West 3 Region
Ensures compute resources are located in a specific geographic area, meeting latency or data residency requirements.
Subscription Billing
Aligns cloud costs with operational expenditure, simplifying financial management and budgeting.
Azure Platform Integration
Seamlessly integrates with the broader Azure ecosystem for unified management and resource utilization.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require predictable costs and guaranteed performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, often with strict data residency and compliance needs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need reliable compute for electronic health records, medical imaging analysis, and patient portals, often subject to stringent HIPAA compliance and data security regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize cloud resources for IoT data processing, supply chain management, and production analytics, demanding consistent performance and cost control for operational efficiency.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations rely on secure, available compute for case management, document processing, and client collaboration, often with specific data handling and retention policies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use a specific Azure virtual machine type in a particular region for a 1 or 3-year term. This commitment allows you to receive a significant discount on the compute costs compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does a Reserved VM Instance save money?
By committing to a Reserved VM Instance, you pay a lower rate for the compute capacity. This is ideal for workloads with predictable usage patterns where you can benefit from the discounted pricing over the entire term.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
While the instance type and region are committed at purchase, Azure offers flexibility through the Azure Hybrid Benefit and the ability to exchange or cancel reservations under certain conditions. Consult Azure documentation for specifics.
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.