Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_DS4_v2, 3-Year Subscription
Secure a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_DS4_v2 in US North Central for 3 years, guaranteeing capacity and cost savings for your essential cloud workloads.
- Cost Savings: Lock in discounted pricing for your Azure compute capacity over a 3-year term.
- Capacity Assurance: Reserve specific VM instance types to ensure availability for your critical applications.
- Performance Predictability: Maintain consistent performance for your workloads in the US North Central region.
- Simplified Management: Streamline cloud resource planning with a predictable subscription.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM instance type, Standard_DS4_v2, in the US North Central Azure region for a 3-year term. By making this reservation, you gain significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing and ensure that the necessary compute capacity is available when you need it.
This offering is ideal for businesses running consistent, mission-critical workloads on Azure. It helps IT managers and business owners maintain predictable cloud spending and guarantees resource availability for applications that cannot tolerate downtime or performance degradation.
- Instance Type: Standard_DS4_v2, offering a balance of compute, memory, and storage.
- Region: US North Central, ensuring data locality and performance for users in the area.
- Term: 3-year commitment for maximum cost efficiency.
- Billing Model: Subscription based, providing predictable monthly or annual costs.
- Brand: Microsoft Azure, a leading global cloud platform.
Ensure your critical Azure workloads have guaranteed capacity and predictable costs with this 3-year reserved instance.
What This Enables
Guarantee Azure Compute Capacity
Enable teams to ensure that the Standard_DS4_v2 VM instance type is always available in the US North Central region. This prevents performance bottlenecks and application downtime caused by resource contention.
Cloud-native applications, business-critical workloads, development and testing environments
Optimize Cloud Spending
Streamline cloud budget management by locking in discounted pricing for compute resources over a 3-year term. This provides predictable operational expenses and avoids the higher costs of pay-as-you-go.
Long-term cloud deployments, stable application hosting, predictable resource utilization
Maintain Application Performance
Automate the process of ensuring consistent performance for demanding applications. By reserving instances, you guarantee the necessary compute power is allocated, meeting regulatory or user experience requirements.
Production workloads, data processing tasks, high-traffic web applications
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing by committing to Azure compute capacity for an extended period.
Standard_DS4_v2 Instance Type
Utilize a versatile VM instance optimized for compute-intensive workloads, offering a strong balance of CPU, memory, and storage.
US North Central Region
Ensure data residency and low-latency access for users and applications located within or near this geographic area.
Subscription Billing
Benefit from predictable operational expenses with a consistent billing cycle, simplifying financial planning.
Capacity Assurance
Guarantee the availability of your chosen VM instance type, preventing unexpected downtime and ensuring business continuity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, high-performance computing for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer data management, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use cloud resources for production planning, IoT data processing, and supply chain optimization, needing reliable infrastructure to support critical operational systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers and researchers rely on secure and available cloud infrastructure for patient records, medical imaging, and data analytics, where downtime is unacceptable.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations utilize cloud for document management, case management, and client collaboration, requiring consistent performance and cost predictability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use a specific Azure VM type in a particular region for a set term, typically 1 or 3 years. This commitment allows Azure to offer you significant discounts on the compute costs.
How does a Reserved Instance save money?
By reserving capacity, you are essentially pre-paying for your compute resources. This allows Microsoft to offer you a lower price per hour compared to the standard pay-as-you-go rates.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
While you cannot change the instance type or region directly, Azure offers flexibility through the Azure Hybrid Benefit and the ability to exchange reservations under certain conditions. It is best to consult Azure's specific terms for details.
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.