Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_HB60-15RS
Secure a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for your critical workloads, guaranteeing capacity and predictable costs for your US East region deployments over a 1-year term.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve specific VM instance types to ensure availability for your essential applications.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from reduced pricing compared to pay-as-you-go rates for a committed term.
- Predictable Budgeting: Lock in costs for 1 year, simplifying financial planning for your IT infrastructure.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your vital business processes have the compute resources they need without interruption.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure STANDARD_HB60-15RS Virtual Machine instance located in the US East region. By reserving this instance, your organization commits to using specific Azure compute resources for a defined period, ensuring availability and offering significant cost savings compared to on-demand pricing.
This reservation is ideal for businesses that have consistent, predictable compute needs for their core applications. IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies can utilize this to stabilize costs and guarantee performance for workloads running within their Azure environment.
- Instance Reservation: Guarantees the availability of the STANDARD_HB60-15RS VM type in the US East region.
- 1-Year Term: Commits to a fixed duration for predictable cost management.
- Cost Optimization: Offers a lower effective rate than pay-as-you-go for consistent workloads.
- Performance Assurance: Ensures your critical applications have dedicated compute resources.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
Stabilize your Azure compute costs and ensure resource availability with this 1-year reserved VM instance, perfect for growing businesses.
What This Enables
Guarantee Compute Capacity for Critical Workloads
Enable teams to ensure that essential business applications have dedicated and available compute resources. Streamline operations by removing the risk of resource contention during peak demand periods.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud deployments, business-critical systems, predictable workload environments
Optimize Azure Cloud Spending
Streamline budgeting by locking in compute costs for a 1-year term, providing significant savings over pay-as-you-go rates. Automate cost predictability for essential services, improving financial forecasting.
cost-conscious organizations, long-term IT planning, stable operational requirements, financial governance
Ensure Performance for Demanding Applications
Enable teams to guarantee the performance of high-demand applications by reserving specific VM instance types. Support regulatory requirements that mandate consistent uptime and performance metrics.
performance-sensitive workloads, compliance-driven operations, high-throughput processing, mission-critical services
Key Features
Reserved Instance Commitment
Guarantees the availability of the specified VM instance type, ensuring your critical applications are always accessible.
1-Year Term
Provides predictable costs and simplifies IT budget management for the upcoming year.
Cost Savings
Offers a lower effective hourly rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent usage.
Azure US East Region
Ensures your compute resources are located in a specific, high-demand geographic region for optimal performance and latency.
STANDARD_HB60-15RS Instance Type
Provides access to a high-performance compute instance optimized for specific demanding workloads.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturing operations often rely on consistent compute power for simulations, data analysis, and control systems that require guaranteed availability and performance.
Finance & Insurance
Financial services require high availability and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and data processing to meet strict regulatory and operational demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable compute for patient data processing, medical imaging analysis, and research, where downtime can have critical consequences.
Research & Education
Academic and research institutions often run large-scale simulations and data-intensive projects that benefit from reserved compute capacity and predictable costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a 1-year or 3-year term. This commitment allows Microsoft to provide you with a discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save my business money?
By committing to a specific VM instance type and region for a set term, you receive a significant discount on the compute costs. This is ideal for workloads with consistent usage patterns.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Reserved Instances are tied to specific instance types and regions. While Azure offers some flexibility through reservations exchanges or modifications, these capabilities may have limitations and specific terms. It is best to carefully plan your needs before purchasing.
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.