Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_DS1_v2 1 Year Subscription
Secure a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for Standard_DS1_v2 in US East 2 for a 1-year term, guaranteeing consistent performance and cost predictability for your critical workloads.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for predictable compute needs.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee capacity for your chosen VM size and region, ensuring availability.
- Simplified Management: Streamline budgeting and resource allocation with a pre-purchased commitment.
- Compliance Ready: Meet potential regulatory requirements by securing dedicated resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM size, Standard_DS1_v2, in the US East 2 region for a 1-year term. It allows businesses to reserve compute capacity in advance, offering significant cost savings over standard pay-as-you-go pricing while ensuring resource availability for critical applications.
Ideal for businesses with stable and predictable compute demands, this reservation is suitable for various workloads including application hosting, development/testing environments, and backend services. It helps IT managers and business owners maintain consistent performance and budget effectively for their essential IT infrastructure.
- Reserved Capacity: Guarantees the availability of Standard_DS1_v2 VM instances in US East 2.
- Cost Optimization: Offers substantial savings compared to on-demand pricing for consistent workloads.
- 1-Year Term: Provides a fixed commitment period for predictable budgeting and resource planning.
- Microsoft Platform: Leverages Microsoft Azure's reliable and scalable cloud infrastructure.
- Subscription Billing: Facilitates straightforward financial management with recurring subscription payments.
Ensure consistent performance and predictable costs for your essential Azure workloads with this 1-year reserved VM instance.
What This Enables
Guarantee Compute Capacity for Stable Workloads
Enable teams to ensure consistent performance for applications with predictable resource demands. This reservation guarantees the availability of specific VM instances, preventing performance degradation during peak usage periods.
production servers, backend services, database hosting, application servers, development environments
Optimize Cloud Spending with Predictable Costs
Streamline financial planning by locking in discounted rates for your compute resources over a 1-year term. This approach significantly reduces operational expenses compared to fluctuating pay-as-you-go pricing.
long-term projects, stable application hosting, recurring batch processing, consistent development workloads
Maintain Application Uptime and Availability
Automate the assurance of resource availability for critical business functions. By reserving instances, you mitigate the risk of service interruptions due to capacity constraints in the Azure region.
mission-critical applications, customer-facing portals, internal business systems, essential data processing
Key Features
Standard_DS1_v2 VM Size
Provides a balanced configuration suitable for a wide range of general-purpose workloads.
US East 2 Region
Ensures your resources are located in a specific geographic area for latency or compliance needs.
1-Year Commitment
Offers a fixed term for predictable budgeting and cost savings over pay-as-you-go.
Discounted Pricing
Secures a lower price per hour compared to on-demand instances for consistent usage.
Subscription Billing
Facilitates easier financial tracking and management through recurring subscription payments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable and predictable performance for trading platforms, core banking systems, and risk management applications, making reserved instances ideal for cost control and availability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run essential operational systems, supply chain management software, and IoT data processing that demand consistent uptime and predictable costs, aligning well with reserved instance benefits.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need reliable infrastructure for patient record systems, diagnostic tools, and administrative functions where consistent performance and data security are paramount, benefiting from reserved capacity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure and available platforms for case management, client communication, and document storage, where predictable performance and cost management are key.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a 1-year or 3-year term. This commitment allows you to receive a discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save money?
By committing to a 1-year term, you secure a significantly lower price per hour for the specified VM size and region than you would pay on a pay-as-you-go basis. This is ideal for workloads with consistent usage.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchase?
Reserved Instances are specific to the VM size and region purchased. While you can exchange or cancel reservations under certain conditions, it is best to plan your capacity needs carefully before purchasing.
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.