Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard D8as v4 SE Central 1 Year
Secure your Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard D8as v4 in SE Central for a full year, ensuring predictable costs and dedicated resources for your critical applications.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for predictable VM usage.
- Resource Commitment: Guarantee availability of specific VM types in a chosen region for consistent performance.
- Performance Assurance: Maintain optimal application performance with dedicated compute resources.
- Simplified Management: Streamline cloud budgeting and resource allocation with a 1-year commitment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM type, Standard D8as_v4, in the SE Central region for one year. By reserving capacity, you gain significant cost savings compared to on-demand pricing, ensuring your budget is predictable for essential workloads.
Ideal for businesses with stable and predictable compute needs, this reservation is perfect for IT Managers and professionals managing cloud infrastructure for their organization. It ensures that critical applications and services remain performant and available without unexpected cost fluctuations.
- Dedicated Capacity: Guarantees the availability of Standard D8as_v4 instances in SE Central.
- Cost Optimization: Offers substantial savings over pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
- Predictable Billing: Provides a fixed cost for 12 months, simplifying financial planning.
- Performance Consistency: Ensures reliable performance for applications requiring dedicated resources.
- Flexible Deployment: Supports various workloads from development/test to production environments.
Commit to a 1-year reservation for your Standard D8as_v4 VM in SE Central and achieve significant cloud cost efficiencies.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to maintain optimal performance for critical business applications by guaranteeing dedicated compute resources. This ensures your services remain responsive and available to your users without interruption.
production workloads, stable compute needs, business-critical applications, cloud infrastructure
Streamline Cloud Cost Management
Streamline cloud budgeting and financial planning by locking in a fixed price for your VM instances over a 1-year term. This predictability helps avoid unexpected cost overruns and simplifies expense tracking.
budget-conscious operations, long-term cloud strategy, financial forecasting, resource allocation
Automate Resource Allocation
Automate the allocation of specific VM types, such as Standard D8as_v4, in your chosen region to meet ongoing operational demands. This simplifies resource management and ensures capacity is always available.
managed services, recurring workloads, infrastructure as code, cloud deployments
Key Features
1-Year Commitment
Secure significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for predictable workloads over a 12-month period.
Standard_D8as_v4 Instance Type
Access a specific, powerful VM configuration optimized for compute-intensive tasks and general-purpose workloads.
SE Central Region
Ensure low latency and high availability for users and operations located within or near the SE Central geographic area.
Azure Cloud Platform
Integrate seamlessly with the broader Azure ecosystem, benefiting from its security, scalability, and extensive service offerings.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Supports operational technology, IoT platforms, and data analytics for production environments requiring consistent compute power.
Finance & Insurance
Provides reliable infrastructure for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer data processing with predictable costs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Enables stable performance for electronic health records, medical imaging analysis, and research computing.
Retail & Hospitality
Supports point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer relationship management applications with consistent availability.
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 chosen region for a 1-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a discount on the instance's usage.
How does this reservation save me money?
By committing to a 1-year term, you pay a lower rate for the Standard D8as_v4 instance compared to the on-demand pay-as-you-go price. This is ideal for workloads that run consistently.
Can I change the VM type or region after purchase?
Reserved Instances are generally fixed to the VM type and region specified at the time of purchase. Modifications or exchanges may be possible under specific Azure policies, but are not guaranteed.
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.