Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_E8-4ds_v5 3-Year Subscription
Secure predictable pricing and performance for your Azure virtual machines with a 3-year Reserved VM Instance subscription for the Standard_E8-4ds_v5 instance type.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for consistent workloads.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee capacity for your critical applications in the US West 2 region.
- Budget Predictability: Simplify financial planning with fixed costs over a 3-year term.
- Azure Optimization: Ensure efficient resource utilization for your business-critical Azure services.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance subscription provides a commitment to use a specific VM type, Standard_E8-4ds_v5, in the US West 2 Azure region for a 3-year term. By committing to a reservation, you gain significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring predictable expenses for your essential cloud workloads.
This offering is ideal for businesses running stable, long-term applications on Azure that require consistent performance and availability. It allows IT managers and business owners to optimize their cloud spend, avoid unexpected cost fluctuations, and ensure their critical business operations have dedicated resources.
- Instance Type: Standard_E8-4ds_v5, offering 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of RAM.
- Region: US West 2, providing a specific geographic location for your deployment.
- Term: 3-year commitment for maximum savings and predictability.
- Billing Model: Subscription based, aligning with operational expenditure.
- Cost Optimization: Significant discounts applied compared to on-demand pricing.
Ensure your critical Azure workloads run efficiently and cost-effectively with this 3-year reserved instance commitment.
What This Enables
Enable consistent application performance
Enable teams to ensure critical business applications maintain optimal performance by dedicating specific VM resources. This prevents performance degradation caused by resource contention during peak usage periods.
production workloads, long-running services, business-critical applications, stable cloud deployments
Streamline cloud cost management
Streamline financial planning by locking in predictable compute costs for your Azure environment over a three-year term. This reduces budget uncertainty and simplifies expense tracking for IT operations.
budget-conscious operations, predictable workloads, financial forecasting, operational expenditure
Automate resource allocation
Automate the allocation of compute resources for stable workloads, ensuring capacity is always available in the specified Azure region. This eliminates manual intervention for provisioning and scaling of these specific VM types.
dedicated environments, fixed capacity needs, regional deployments, infrastructure as code
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve substantial cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing by committing to a longer term.
Standard_E8-4ds_v5 Instance Type
Access a specific VM configuration optimized for memory-intensive workloads with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB RAM.
US West 2 Region
Ensure your resources are deployed in a geographically relevant location for latency and compliance needs.
Subscription Billing
Align cloud costs with operational expenditure for easier financial management.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee compute capacity is available for your workloads, preventing potential downtime due to resource shortages.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms 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 management, needing reliable and cost-effective infrastructure for continuous operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage sensitive patient data and critical applications, requiring secure, compliant, and consistently available cloud resources for operations and research.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle large volumes of client data and require dependable computing for case management, document processing, and client communication.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a pricing model that allows you to commit to using specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a 1-year or 3-year term in exchange for a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go prices.
How does this reservation save money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the Standard_E8-4ds_v5 instance in US West 2, you receive a lower hourly rate than if you were to pay for the VM on a per-second basis without a reservation.
Can I change the VM type or region after purchase?
Reserved Instances can be exchanged for other reservations, canceled, or modified, subject to certain terms and conditions. It is recommended to review Microsoft's specific policies 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.