Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_DS13_v2, SE Central, 1 Year Subscription
Secure predictable costs for your Standard_DS13_v2 virtual machines in SE Central with a 1-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance subscription.
- Cost Savings: Achieve significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
- Predictable Budgeting: Lock in pricing for 12 months, simplifying financial planning and forecasting.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee the availability of your chosen VM instance type in the specified region.
- Simplified Management: Easily manage your reservations through the Azure portal for efficient oversight.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved Virtual Machine Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM type, Standard_DS13_v2, in the SE Central region for a 1-year term. By reserving capacity in advance, organizations can significantly reduce their cloud computing costs compared to on-demand pricing, ensuring budget predictability for essential workloads.
Ideal for businesses with stable and predictable compute needs, this reservation is designed for IT managers and system administrators who manage their own IT infrastructure. It ensures that the necessary virtual machine resources are available when needed, supporting critical applications and services without unexpected cost fluctuations.
- Cost Reduction: Offers substantial savings over pay-as-you-go rates for consistent VM usage.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees the availability of Standard_DS13_v2 instances in the SE Central region.
- 1-Year Term: Provides a fixed pricing commitment for a full 12 months.
- Flexible Management: Reservations can be managed and modified through the Azure portal.
- Workload Stability: Ensures consistent performance and availability for critical business applications.
Optimize your cloud spend and ensure resource availability with this 1-year Reserved VM Instance.
What This Enables
Reduce cloud spend for steady workloads
Enable teams to significantly lower their monthly cloud computing expenses by committing to a 1-year term for Standard_DS13_v2 instances. This approach ensures predictable costs and budget adherence for essential applications running continuously.
production workloads, development/test environments, business continuity planning
Guarantee VM availability and performance
Ensure that your critical applications have consistent access to the required Standard_DS13_v2 compute resources in the SE Central region. This reservation eliminates concerns about resource contention during peak demand periods, maintaining operational stability.
mission-critical applications, customer-facing services, internal business systems
Simplify cloud financial management
Streamline budgeting and forecasting by locking in the price for your virtual machine instances for a full year. This predictability helps finance departments and IT leaders manage cloud expenditures more effectively.
budget-constrained environments, long-term project planning, financial reporting
Key Features
1-Year Commitment
Lock in pricing for 12 months, providing cost certainty and simplifying financial planning.
Standard_DS13_v2 Instance Type
Access a powerful and versatile VM instance suitable for a wide range of business applications.
SE Central Region
Ensure your resources are located in a specific geographic region for performance and compliance needs.
Significant Cost Savings
Achieve substantial discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee the availability of your chosen VM instance type when you need it.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, predictable costs for critical trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer-facing applications.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on consistent uptime and performance for operational technology, supply chain management, and ERP systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need reliable infrastructure for electronic health records (EHR), patient management, and research data processing.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups depend on consistent performance for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and online booking platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RVI) is a commitment to use specific virtual machine types in a particular region for a 1-year or 3-year term. By making this commitment, you can receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save money?
The reservation provides a substantial discount on the hourly rate for the specified VM instance type. This discount is applied automatically to your Azure bill for the duration of the reservation term, provided the instance is running.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
While the core commitment is for the specific instance type and region, Azure offers flexibility. You may be able to exchange or modify reservations under certain conditions, often with limitations or adjustments to the discount.
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.