Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard D4 v3 3-Year Subscription
Secure consistent compute capacity and cost savings with a 3-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for the Standard_D4_v3 series in US East 2.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in pricing for three years, avoiding potential market fluctuations.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve specific VM resources in the US East 2 region for uninterrupted operations.
- Performance Assurance: Ensure your Standard_D4_v3 instances are available when needed for critical applications.
- Simplified Management: Reduce operational overhead by pre-committing to your Azure infrastructure needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a Standard_D4_v3 virtual machine in the US East 2 Azure region for a term of three years. This reservation guarantees capacity and offers significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring your critical workloads have consistent access to the compute resources they require.
Businesses utilizing Azure for their core operations, such as running line-of-business applications, hosting databases, or managing development and testing environments, benefit from this reservation. It is ideal for workloads with predictable usage patterns that require consistent performance and availability within a specific Azure region.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates by committing to a 3-year term.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees the availability of Standard_D4_v3 compute resources in the US East 2 region.
- Flexible Deployment: Apply the reservation to eligible VMs deployed within the specified region and instance family.
- Simplified Budgeting: Provides predictable monthly or upfront costs for easier financial planning.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure environment and management tools.
Ensure cost-efficiency and reliable performance for your essential Azure workloads with this 3-year Reserved VM Instance.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to maintain predictable performance for critical business applications by guaranteeing the availability of Standard_D4_v3 compute resources. This ensures your essential services run without interruption, supporting continuous operations.
production workloads, business-critical applications, database hosting, virtual desktops
Optimize Cloud Infrastructure Costs
Streamline budgeting and reduce overall cloud expenditure by locking in discounted pricing for three years. This reservation provides significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for stable, long-term workloads.
stable workloads, long-term deployments, cost-sensitive operations, predictable resource needs
Guarantee Resource Availability
Automate the process of securing necessary compute capacity in the US East 2 region, preventing potential resource shortages during peak demand. This ensures your infrastructure scales reliably as needed.
high-availability setups, disaster recovery sites, development and testing environments, seasonal demand
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve substantial cost savings by committing to a longer reservation term, providing predictable expenses.
Standard_D4_v3 Instance Type
Access a versatile general-purpose VM series suitable for a wide range of workloads requiring a balance of compute, memory, and network resources.
US East 2 Region
Deploy your resources in a specific Azure region to meet data residency requirements and optimize latency for your end-users.
Capacity Reservation
Ensure that the compute capacity you need is always available in the specified region, preventing deployment delays.
Subscription Billing
Benefit from a predictable billing model, allowing for easier financial planning and management of your Azure costs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require stable, high-performance computing for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use Azure for operational technology integration, supply chain management, and analytics, needing reliable infrastructure to support production and business processes.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations rely on secure and available cloud resources for patient records, telehealth, and research, where consistent performance and data locality are critical.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses utilize cloud services for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer engagement, demanding consistent uptime and cost-effective scaling.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a pricing model that allows you to commit to using specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular 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 the Standard_D4_v3 instance in US East 2, you lock in a lower price per hour than the standard on-demand rate. This leads to substantial savings over the duration of the reservation.
Does this reservation guarantee I can deploy a VM?
Yes, a Reserved VM Instance guarantees that the compute capacity for the specified VM type and region is available for you to use. This ensures your critical workloads can be deployed without delay.
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.