Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_E8AS_V5
Commit to a 3-year Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance for the Standard_E8AS_V5 series in US West 3 to achieve significant cost savings on your cloud infrastructure.
- Discounted Pricing: Secure substantial savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for your compute resources.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantee availability of specific VM instance types in a chosen Azure region.
- 3-Year Term: Lock in pricing and availability for an extended period, simplifying budget forecasting.
- Optimized Performance: Ensure consistent performance for your critical applications and workloads.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 3-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure Standard_E8AS_V5 Virtual Machine instance in the US West 3 region. By committing to a reservation, businesses can significantly reduce their Azure compute costs compared to on-demand pricing, while ensuring capacity is available for their critical workloads.
This type of commitment is ideal for businesses with stable, predictable Azure compute needs. IT Managers and Business Owners can utilize these reserved instances to host essential business applications, databases, or development environments, ensuring both cost efficiency and reliable performance within their existing Azure footprint.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 70% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
- Predictable Billing: Fixed costs for the 3-year term simplify financial planning.
- Capacity Assurance: Reserve compute capacity in advance for your critical applications.
- Flexible Deployment: Apply reservations to eligible VMs in the specified region.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure environment.
Secure predictable cloud costs and guaranteed capacity for your essential business applications with a 3-year Azure Reserved VM Instance commitment.
What This Enables
Enable predictable cloud cost management
Enable teams to forecast and stabilize Azure compute expenses by committing to a 3-year reservation. This provides a fixed cost for essential virtual machine resources, simplifying budgeting and financial planning.
stable workloads, long-term projects, predictable resource needs, cost optimization initiatives
Guarantee compute capacity for critical apps
Streamline operations by ensuring that specific virtual machine instances are always available in the US West 3 region. This prevents performance degradation or downtime for essential business applications during peak usage.
business-critical applications, production environments, high-availability requirements, consistent performance needs
Reduce operational expenditure on Azure
Automate significant cost reductions for your Azure infrastructure by leveraging discounted pricing through a 3-year commitment. This directly lowers your monthly operational expenditure on compute resources.
ongoing cloud deployments, cost-conscious IT departments, resource-intensive workloads, budget-constrained organizations
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Locks in pricing and ensures availability for an extended period, providing cost predictability and stability.
Standard_E8AS_V5 Instance Type
Provides a specific configuration of compute and memory optimized for various general-purpose workloads.
US West 3 Region
Guarantees capacity within a specific Azure geographic location, crucial for latency-sensitive applications or data residency requirements.
Discounted Pricing
Offers significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates, directly reducing cloud operational expenses.
Capacity Reservation
Ensures that the specified compute resources are available when needed, preventing potential service disruptions.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require highly available and predictable compute resources for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances ideal for cost management and capacity assurance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and require consistent access to systems for electronic health records and medical imaging, benefiting from the reliability and cost predictability of reserved instances.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run complex operational systems, supply chain management software, and IoT data processing platforms that demand consistent performance and predictable costs, aligning well with reserved VM commitments.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure, always-on access to case management systems, document repositories, and client communication tools, where stable cloud costs and guaranteed capacity are essential.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine resources for a 1- or 3-year term in exchange for a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. It guarantees capacity in a chosen region.
How does this save my business money?
By committing to a 3-year term, you receive a lower per-hour rate for your Azure compute resources. This is ideal for workloads with predictable usage patterns, leading to substantial savings over the commitment period.
Can I change my VM instance type or region after purchase?
Azure Reserved Instances can be exchanged or cancelled with limitations. It is best to carefully plan your instance type and region requirements before purchase to align with your long-term operational needs.
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.