Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard D4ds v5 1 Year US Central
Commit to a 1-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for Standard_D4ds_v5 in US Central to lock in predictable costs for your essential workloads.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go for consistent workloads.
- Resource Assurance: Guarantee availability of compute capacity in the specified region.
- Optimized Performance: Utilize the Standard_D4ds_v5 instance type for demanding applications.
- Simplified Management: Subscription billing integrates directly with your Microsoft Azure environment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a Standard_D4ds_v5 virtual machine in the US Central region for a 1-year term. By making this commitment, you secure significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring cost predictability for your stable and predictable workloads.
Ideal for businesses running consistent workloads, this reservation is suitable for IT managers and business owners who need to manage cloud spending effectively. It ensures that the necessary compute resources are available when needed, supporting critical business operations without unexpected cost fluctuations.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 70% savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
- Capacity Reservation: Ensures compute capacity is available in the selected Azure region.
- Instance Flexibility: The reservation can be applied to matching VMs in the same region.
- Subscription Billing: Integrates seamlessly with your existing Azure billing.
- Workload Stability: Ideal for applications with steady state usage patterns.
Ensure cost efficiency and resource availability for your critical applications with a 1-year Reserved VM Instance commitment.
What This Enables
Optimize costs for steady state workloads
Enable teams to reduce cloud expenditure by committing to a 1-year term for predictable compute needs. This ensures consistent pricing for essential services, preventing budget overruns.
production workloads, development environments, testing platforms, data processing tasks
Guarantee compute capacity availability
Streamline operations by ensuring that the required Standard_D4ds_v5 compute resources are always available in the US Central region. This prevents performance bottlenecks and downtime for critical business functions.
mission-critical applications, high-availability systems, scheduled batch jobs, continuous integration pipelines
Simplify cloud financial management
Automate cost predictability for your Azure environment by locking in rates for a 1-year period. This simplifies budgeting and forecasting for IT infrastructure expenses.
fixed-term projects, long-running services, departmental budgets, resource planning
Key Features
1-Year Commitment
Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for a full year, providing cost certainty.
Standard_D4ds_v5 Instance Type
Utilize a powerful instance optimized for general-purpose computing with Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) processors.
US Central Region
Ensure your resources are deployed in a geographically relevant and performant location for your user base.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantees that the compute capacity you need will be available in the specified region.
Subscription Billing
Integrates directly into your Azure billing, simplifying financial tracking and management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require stable, cost-effective compute for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer portals, benefiting from predictable pricing.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use cloud resources for production planning, IoT data processing, and supply chain management, needing reliable and affordable compute capacity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations utilize cloud for patient data management, research, and operational systems, where consistent performance and cost control are critical.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on cloud for document management, client portals, and case management, benefiting from predictable operational costs.
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 set term (1 or 3 years). In exchange for this commitment, you receive significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save me money?
By committing to a 1-year term for the Standard_D4ds_v5 instance in US Central, you pay a lower hourly rate for the compute capacity than if you were using a pay-as-you-go instance. This is ideal for workloads that run consistently.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchasing?
Reserved Instances can be exchanged for other reservations, or you can cancel them with a termination fee. However, the specific instance type and region are locked in at the time of purchase for the committed term.
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.