Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, Standard_HB60-15RS, US South Central, 3 Years
Secure predictable pricing for your Microsoft Azure virtual machines with a 3-year Reserved Instance commitment in the US South Central region.
- Cost Savings: Lock in discounted rates for your Standard_HB60-15RS VM instances over a 3-year term.
- Predictable Spending: Budget accurately with fixed costs for your essential Azure compute resources.
- Capacity Assurance: Reserve compute capacity in the US South Central region for consistent performance.
- Compliance & Stability: Maintain operational continuity and meet regulatory needs with dedicated resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 3-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure Standard_HB60-15RS virtual machine instance located in the US South Central region. By committing to a reservation, you secure discounted pricing compared to pay-as-you-go rates, ensuring cost predictability for your compute workloads.
This type of reservation is ideal for businesses with stable, long-term compute needs. IT Managers and IT Professionals can use this to optimize cloud spend for critical applications, databases, or development environments, ensuring consistent performance and availability within their Azure environment.
- Discounted Pricing: Significant savings over standard pay-as-you-go VM rates.
- 3-Year Commitment: Lock in costs and capacity for an extended period.
- Specific Instance Type: Reserved for the Standard_HB60-15RS VM size.
- Regional Commitment: Capacity reserved within the US South Central Azure region.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable monthly or annual billing for the reserved term.
Optimize your Azure cloud budget and ensure resource availability with this 3-year reserved instance for your critical business applications.
What This Enables
Optimize Cloud Spend for Stable Workloads
Enable teams to significantly reduce their Azure cloud expenditure by committing to a 3-year reservation for consistent compute needs. Streamline budgeting and financial planning with predictable monthly or annual costs for essential virtual machines.
long-term application hosting, predictable database servers, consistent development environments
Guarantee Compute Capacity and Performance
Ensure uninterrupted service availability by reserving specific VM instance types and capacity in the US South Central region. Protect against performance degradation during peak demand periods by having dedicated resources.
mission-critical applications, high-availability systems, performance-sensitive workloads
Facilitate Regulatory Compliance and Audits
Maintain compliance with data residency and operational requirements by securing compute resources in a specific Azure region. Provide auditors with clear documentation of dedicated infrastructure for sensitive data processing.
data processing, regulated industry workloads, secure data storage
Key Features
3-Year Reservation Term
Lock in significant cost savings and predictable expenses for your Azure compute resources over an extended period.
Standard_HB60-15RS Instance Type
Secure dedicated capacity for the specific high-performance computing needs of this VM size.
US South Central Region
Guarantee compute capacity within a specific geographic location for latency or data residency requirements.
Discounted Pricing
Achieve substantial savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates, optimizing your cloud budget.
Subscription Billing
Benefit from predictable monthly or annual billing, simplifying financial forecasting and management.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
High-performance computing needs for simulation, modeling, and data analytics often require dedicated, cost-effective compute resources that reserved instances provide.
Finance & Insurance
Predictable costs and guaranteed capacity are crucial for risk modeling, trading platforms, and compliance reporting, where consistent performance is paramount.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Genomic sequencing, medical imaging analysis, and research simulations demand significant compute power, making reserved instances ideal for managing these intensive workloads cost-effectively.
Education & Research
Academic institutions and research facilities often run large-scale simulations and data processing tasks, benefiting from the cost predictability and assured capacity of reserved instances.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a 1- or 3-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save me money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the Standard_HB60-15RS instance in US South Central, you pay a lower rate than the standard on-demand price. This provides substantial savings over the life of the reservation.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Generally, reserved instances are specific to the instance type and region purchased. While some flexibility may exist through reservation exchanges or modifications, it is best to plan your capacity needs carefully 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.