Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard D16s v5 3-Year Subscription
Commit to a 3-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for Standard D16s v5 in US East 2 to achieve significant cost savings on your Azure compute resources.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in pricing for three years, avoiding potential market fluctuations.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee capacity for your Standard D16s v5 virtual machines.
- Optimized Spending: Reduce your overall Azure compute expenditure significantly.
- Resource Commitment: Ensure availability of specific VM sizes in your chosen region.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM size, Standard D16s v5, in the US East 2 Azure region for a three-year term. By making this reservation, you secure substantial discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring predictable operational expenses for your critical workloads.
Ideal for businesses with stable and predictable compute needs, this reservation is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals managing cloud infrastructure. It ensures that the necessary virtual machine capacity is available when needed, supporting applications that require consistent performance without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% discount compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees the availability of compute capacity in the specified region.
- Flexible Deployment: Applicable to various workloads running on Standard D16s v5 VMs.
- Subscription Term: A fixed three-year commitment for maximum financial benefit.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure environment.
Optimize your Azure spend and ensure resource availability with this long-term compute commitment.
What This Enables
Cost Optimization for Stable Workloads
Enable teams to significantly reduce cloud expenditure by committing to a fixed VM size for a three-year term. This strategy ensures predictable budgeting and maximizes return on Azure investment for consistent operational demands.
Production workloads, development/test environments, data analytics platforms
Guaranteed Compute Capacity
Ensure critical applications have the necessary resources available by reserving Standard D16s v5 instances in the US East 2 region. This prevents performance degradation and downtime caused by resource contention during peak usage periods.
Business-critical applications, high-traffic websites, essential backend services
Simplified Cloud Financial Management
Streamline budgeting and financial planning with predictable monthly or annual costs for your compute resources. This reservation eliminates the uncertainty of variable pay-as-you-go pricing for long-term deployments.
Long-term projects, stable application hosting, predictable IT infrastructure
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve the highest possible savings by locking in pricing for an extended period.
Standard_D16s_v5 VM Size
Utilize a versatile VM size optimized for general-purpose compute needs with local SSD storage.
US East 2 Region
Deploy your resources in a geographically strategic Azure region for optimal performance and availability.
Azure Hybrid Benefit
Further reduce costs if you have existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance.
Billing Integration
Discounts are automatically applied to matching running VMs, simplifying financial management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, high-performance computing for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer data processing, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use cloud resources for IoT data processing, supply chain management, and production analytics, needing reliable and cost-effective compute for continuous operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations process sensitive patient data and run complex simulations, demanding secure, compliant, and consistently available compute resources.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses rely on cloud infrastructure for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer engagement platforms that require consistent performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure compute resources for a one-year or three-year term, in exchange for a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. It guarantees capacity in the chosen region and VM series.
How does this reservation save money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the Standard D16s v5 VM in US East 2, you receive a substantial discount on the compute costs compared to the standard pay-as-you-go rate. This predictability helps in long-term budget planning.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchase?
While the reservation commitment is for a specific VM size and region, Azure offers flexibility through the Azure portal to exchange or cancel reservations under certain conditions, though terms and conditions apply.
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.