Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_D64DS-2_V5
Commit to a Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance for your STANDARD_D64DS-2_V5 in US East 2 for 3 years to achieve significant cost savings on your critical compute resources.
- Cost Savings: Lock in discounted pricing for 3 years, reducing your operational expenses.
- Predictable Billing: Stabilize your IT budget with fixed monthly or annual costs.
- Resource Guarantee: Ensure availability of your specified VM instance type in your chosen region.
- Performance Assurance: Maintain consistent performance for your business-critical applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a commitment to a Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance for the STANDARD_D64DS-2_V5 type in the US East 2 region, for a duration of 3 years. By reserving capacity in advance, businesses can secure substantial discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring cost predictability for their essential cloud compute resources.
This solution is ideal for SMB and mid-market companies with stable, predictable workloads that require consistent performance and availability. IT Managers and IT Professionals can integrate these reserved instances into their existing Azure deployments to optimize cloud spend and ensure their applications, databases, or development environments remain operational without unexpected cost fluctuations.
- Discounted Pricing: Achieve significant savings over pay-as-you-go rates for your chosen VM instance.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantee the availability of your specified VM instance type in your selected Azure region.
- Flexible Billing: Choose between upfront payment for maximum savings or monthly payments for budget management.
- Commitment Term: Select a 1-year or 3-year term to align with your long-term IT strategy.
- Resource Optimization: Ensure your critical applications have the compute power they need, when they need it.
Optimize your Azure cloud spend and ensure consistent performance for your business-critical applications with a reserved VM instance commitment.
What This Enables
Enable predictable costs for stable Azure workloads
Enable teams to lock in discounted pricing for consistent, long-running Azure virtual machines. This ensures predictable operational expenses and avoids budget surprises for essential services.
stable workloads, predictable resource needs, cloud cost optimization, ongoing application hosting
Guarantee compute capacity for critical applications
Streamline resource allocation by reserving specific VM instance types in advance, guaranteeing availability for mission-critical applications. This prevents performance degradation or service interruptions due to resource contention.
mission-critical applications, high-availability requirements, performance-sensitive workloads, production environments
Optimize spending for development and testing environments
Automate cost management for dedicated development and testing environments that require consistent VM availability. This allows development teams to work efficiently without impacting production budgets.
development environments, testing and QA, dedicated staging servers, continuous integration pipelines
Key Features
Reserved Instance Pricing
Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent Azure workloads.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantees that your specified VM instance type will be available in your chosen region and availability zone.
3-Year Commitment Term
Provides long-term cost predictability and stability for your most critical cloud investments.
STANDARD_D64DS-2_V5 Instance Type
Offers a balance of compute, memory, and local SSD storage optimized for general-purpose workloads.
US East 2 Region
Ensures your resources are deployed in a specific geographic location for latency or compliance needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, predictable costs and guaranteed performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances ideal for optimizing their Azure spend.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run complex ERP systems, IoT data processing, and supply chain management applications on Azure, benefiting from reserved instances to control costs for these always-on, resource-intensive workloads.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations use Azure for patient record management, medical imaging analysis, and research, where consistent availability and cost predictability are crucial for compliance and operational efficiency.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers rely on Azure for document management, case management software, and client portals, where reserved instances ensure reliable access and predictable billing for essential business operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a set term (1 or 3 years). In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this help my business?
It helps by providing predictable cloud spending, guaranteeing resource availability for your critical applications, and reducing your overall Azure operational costs. This allows for better IT budget management and ensures your services remain online.
Can I change my VM instance type or region after purchase?
Azure Reserved Instances offer flexibility. You can exchange or modify your reservations through the Azure portal, subject to certain terms and conditions, allowing you to adapt to changing business needs.
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.