Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_DS11_V2 US South Central 1 Year
Secure a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for one year in the US South Central region to guarantee capacity and optimize your cloud spending.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from significantly reduced hourly rates compared to pay-as-you-go instances.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve compute capacity in a specific Azure region for predictable performance.
- Optimized Performance: Ensure your critical workloads have the resources they need, when they need them.
- Simplified Management: Lock in pricing and capacity for a 1-year term, reducing operational overhead.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM size (Standard_DS11_V2) in the US South Central Azure region for a 1-year term. By reserving capacity, you gain access to discounted pricing and guaranteed availability for your chosen compute resources, ensuring consistent performance for your essential applications.
This offering is ideal for businesses with stable, predictable Azure workloads. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize these reserved instances to manage cloud costs effectively while ensuring their applications, databases, or development environments have the necessary compute power without unexpected spikes in expenditure.
- Predictable Cloud Costs: Lock in pricing for a 1-year term, making budgeting more accurate.
- Guaranteed Compute Resources: Ensure availability of Standard_DS11_V2 instances in the US South Central region.
- Performance Consistency: Maintain optimal performance for critical business applications.
- Cost Efficiency: Achieve significant savings over on-demand VM pricing.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure environment.
This reserved instance is the smart choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking cost control and reliable performance in Azure.
What This Enables
Guarantee Compute Capacity for Stable Workloads
Enable teams to ensure consistent availability of critical applications and services. Streamline cloud cost management by locking in favorable pricing for predictable compute needs.
cloud-native applications, virtual desktop infrastructure, database hosting, development and testing environments
Optimize Azure Cloud Spending
Streamline financial planning by securing a fixed rate for compute resources over a 1-year term. Reduce operational overhead associated with managing fluctuating cloud expenses.
production workloads, long-running batch processes, business-critical applications, predictable resource demands
Ensure Performance for Business-Critical Systems
Automate the allocation of dedicated compute resources to prevent performance degradation during peak usage. Enable teams to meet service level agreements with reliable infrastructure.
customer-facing applications, internal business systems, mission-critical services, high-availability deployments
Key Features
1-Year Commitment Term
Provides cost predictability and budget certainty for your Azure compute resources over a defined period.
Standard_DS11_V2 VM Size
Offers a balanced configuration of CPU, memory, and storage suitable for a wide range of business applications.
US South Central Region
Ensures your compute resources are located in a specific geographic area for latency or compliance requirements.
Discounted Pricing
Significantly reduces the hourly cost compared to pay-as-you-go instances, leading to substantial savings.
Guaranteed Capacity
Ensures that the compute capacity you need is available when you need it, preventing service interruptions.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, predictable performance and cost management for critical trading, analytics, and customer service applications, often with strict uptime requirements.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need reliable infrastructure for electronic health records (EHR), patient management systems, and research, demanding consistent performance and cost-effective scaling.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize Azure for operational technology, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, benefiting from predictable costs for continuous operations.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations rely on secure, consistent access to case management, document storage, and client communication tools, where predictable performance is key.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use a specific virtual machine size in a particular Azure region for a 1-year or 3-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this save my business money?
By committing to a reservation, you pay a lower hourly rate for the VM instance. This is ideal for workloads that run continuously or have predictable usage patterns, as it locks in cost savings over the reservation term.
Can I change the VM size or region if my needs change?
Azure Reserved VM Instances offer flexibility. You can exchange your reservation for another of equal or lesser value, or apply the reservation value to a different VM size or region within the same family or region, subject to Azure's terms.
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.