Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_DS2_v2, EU West, 1 Year Subscription
Secure predictable performance and cost savings with a 1-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for the Standard_DS2_v2 size in the EU West region.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go for consistent workloads.
- Resource Guarantee: Ensure availability of compute capacity for your critical applications.
- Predictable Billing: Simplify budgeting with fixed monthly or annual costs.
- Optimized Performance: Maintain consistent performance for your business-critical applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM size, Standard_DS2_v2, in the EU West region for a 1-year term. By reserving capacity, you gain significant cost savings compared to on-demand pricing, ensuring your essential workloads have guaranteed resources available when needed.
Ideal for businesses with stable and predictable compute requirements, this reservation helps manage cloud spend effectively. It is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals who need to ensure consistent performance for applications like web servers, development/test environments, or small databases without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Cost Optimization: Achieve up to 70% savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees compute capacity in the selected region and availability zone.
- Flexible Terms: Choose from 1-year or 3-year commitments to match your business needs.
- Simplified Management: Integrates directly into your Azure environment for easy management.
- Performance Assurance: Ensures your applications run on dedicated hardware for consistent performance.
Ensure your critical applications have the reliable compute resources they need while optimizing your cloud budget.
What This Enables
Ensure consistent application performance
Enable teams to maintain stable performance for critical business applications like web servers or internal tools. This reservation guarantees the availability of compute resources, preventing performance degradation during peak usage periods.
dedicated servers, virtual machines, cloud infrastructure
Streamline development and testing environments
Streamline the provisioning and management of consistent development and testing environments. This ensures developers have reliable access to the necessary compute power without unexpected cost fluctuations.
development environments, testing infrastructure, staging servers
Automate cost management for stable workloads
Automate cost savings for predictable workloads by committing to a 1-year term. This reservation locks in a lower price point, simplifying cloud budget forecasting and reducing overall expenditure.
long-term deployments, predictable resource needs, fixed workloads
Key Features
1-Year Commitment
Achieve significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for predictable workloads.
Standard_DS2_v2 VM Size
Utilize a versatile VM size suitable for a range of business applications and services.
EU West Region
Deploy your resources in a specific geographic location to meet data residency or performance requirements.
Capacity Reservation
Ensure compute capacity is available when you need it, reducing the risk of service interruptions.
Subscription Billing
Benefit from predictable billing cycles, simplifying financial planning and management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require stable and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer-facing applications.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run essential operational software, ERP systems, and data analytics tools that benefit from guaranteed resource availability and cost control.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable infrastructure for patient management systems, electronic health records, and research applications where uptime is critical.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies utilize applications for case management, document storage, and client communication that require consistent performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific VM types in a given region for a set term, offering significant discounts over pay-as-you-go pricing. It guarantees compute capacity for your workloads.
How does this save money?
By committing to a 1-year term for the Standard_DS2_v2 VM in EU West, you pay a lower rate than the standard on-demand price, leading to direct cost savings for consistent usage.
Can I change the VM size or region later?
Reserved Instances are tied to specific VM sizes and regions. While you can exchange or cancel RIs under certain conditions, it is best to plan your capacity needs carefully.
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.