Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_DS1_V2
Commit to a Microsoft Azure STANDARD_DS1_V2 Reserved VM Instance for three years to lock in significant cost savings on your compute resources.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in your rate for three years, avoiding potential price increases.
- Cost Savings: Achieve substantial discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
- Capacity Assurance: Reserve compute capacity in the US West 3 region for your specific VM size.
- Simplified Budgeting: Gain clear visibility into your cloud compute expenses for the reservation term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a STANDARD_DS1_V2 virtual machine in the US West 3 region for a term of three years. By making this commitment, you secure a discounted rate on your compute costs, ensuring predictable expenses and significant savings over the duration of the reservation.
This offering is ideal for businesses with stable and predictable Azure compute needs. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize this to optimize their cloud budget, ensuring that critical workloads running on STANDARD_DS1_V2 instances have guaranteed capacity and cost efficiency within their Azure environment.
- Cost Optimization: Reduce your Azure compute spend by up to 70% compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
- Commitment Term: Secure your pricing and capacity for a fixed 3-year period.
- Instance Specificity: Applies to the STANDARD_DS1_V2 VM size in the US West 3 Azure region.
- Billing Flexibility: Subscription-based billing aligns with your operational expenditure.
- Resource Assurance: Guarantees the availability of compute capacity for your chosen VM size.
Secure your Azure compute costs and ensure capacity for your essential STANDARD_DS1_V2 workloads with this 3-year reservation.
What This Enables
Commit to predictable Azure compute costs
Enable teams to secure a fixed, lower price for their STANDARD_DS1_V2 virtual machines over a three-year term. This provides financial predictability and protects against potential Azure price increases.
stable workloads, long-term cloud strategy, budget-conscious operations, Azure deployments
Assure compute capacity for critical applications
Streamline the allocation of essential computing resources by reserving capacity for your STANDARD_DS1_V2 instances in the US West 3 region. This ensures your applications remain available and performant.
mission-critical applications, consistent performance needs, Azure infrastructure management, regional deployments
Simplify cloud financial management
Automate cost optimization by pre-purchasing compute capacity, reducing the need for constant monitoring of pay-as-you-go rates. This allows IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than reactive cost adjustments.
operational expenditure management, IT budget planning, cloud resource governance, financial forecasting
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Locks in a lower price for your compute resources, providing long-term cost predictability and protection against future price increases.
STANDARD_DS1_V2 Instance Type
Ensures you have dedicated capacity for this specific virtual machine size, crucial for applications with consistent resource demands.
US West 3 Region Specificity
Guarantees compute capacity within a particular Azure geographic location, important for latency-sensitive applications or data residency requirements.
Subscription Billing
Aligns cloud compute costs with operational expenditure, making budgeting and financial planning more straightforward.
Discounted Pricing
Achieve significant savings compared to on-demand pricing, directly reducing your overall Azure operational costs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require predictable costs for their trading platforms and data processing, making reserved instances ideal for managing operational expenses and ensuring application uptime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and often have consistent needs for compute resources for EMR systems and research, benefiting from cost predictability and compliance assurance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize Azure for operational technology, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, where stable and cost-effective compute is essential for continuous operations.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure and consistent access to case management systems and data analytics, where predictable cloud costs are crucial for budget management.
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, typically 1 or 3 years. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save me money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the STANDARD_DS1_V2 instance in US West 3, you secure a discounted hourly rate that is substantially lower than the standard pay-as-you-go price. This leads to predictable and reduced overall cloud compute expenditure.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchasing?
Reserved VM Instances are tied to the specific VM size and region committed to at the time of purchase. While Azure offers some flexibility through the Azure Hybrid Benefit or the ability to exchange reservations, direct changes to the reserved instance itself are not typically supported without specific Azure program conditions.
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.