Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_M128-64MS
Commit to 3 years of Azure VM capacity with a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for STANDARD_M128-64MS in US North Central, ensuring predictable costs and performance.
- Cost Savings: Lock in discounted pricing for your Azure compute resources over a 3-year term.
- Capacity Assurance: Reserve specific VM instance types and regions to guarantee availability for critical workloads.
- Predictable Billing: Stabilize your cloud spend with fixed monthly or upfront payments for the committed term.
- Performance Consistency: Ensure your applications run on dedicated capacity, meeting performance requirements.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to specific Azure compute capacity, the STANDARD_M128-64MS instance type, in the US North Central region for a 3-year term. By reserving this capacity, you gain significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing while ensuring availability for your essential virtual machines.
This offering is ideal for businesses with stable, predictable Azure workloads that require consistent performance and cost management. IT Managers and Business Owners can utilize these reserved instances to optimize their cloud budget and ensure their critical applications, such as databases, enterprise applications, or development/testing environments, have the necessary resources without unexpected cost fluctuations.
- Significant Cost Reduction: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve specific VM instance types and regions for your critical applications.
- Flexible Payment Options: Choose between upfront payment for maximum savings or monthly payments for cash flow flexibility.
- Term Commitment: Secure your pricing and capacity for a 3-year period.
- Azure Hybrid Benefit: Apply existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses to further reduce costs.
Optimize your Azure spend and guarantee compute availability with this 3-year Reserved VM Instance, perfect for SMB and mid-market teams.
What This Enables
Commit to Stable Azure Compute Capacity
Enable teams to lock in discounted pricing for specific Azure VM instance types and regions over a 3-year term. Streamline cloud cost management by ensuring predictable monthly expenses for essential workloads.
stable workloads, predictable resource needs, long-term cloud strategy, budget optimization
Assure Performance for Critical Applications
Guarantee the availability of compute resources for mission-critical applications that require consistent performance. Protect against potential capacity constraints during peak demand periods.
business-critical applications, high-availability requirements, performance-sensitive workloads, production environments
Optimize Cloud Spend with Long-Term Savings
Automate significant cost reductions by committing to Azure capacity for a 3-year period. Leverage Azure Hybrid Benefit to further reduce costs if you have existing eligible licenses.
cost-conscious IT departments, financial planning, operational expense reduction, license optimization
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Locks in current pricing for three years, providing significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates and protecting against future price increases.
Specific VM Instance Type (STANDARD_M128-64MS)
Ensures you have access to the exact compute, memory, and storage configuration needed for your demanding workloads.
US North Central Region
Guarantees capacity availability in a specific geographic location, crucial for latency-sensitive applications or data residency requirements.
Capacity Reservation
Provides assurance that the specified compute capacity will be available when you need it, preventing deployment delays or performance degradation.
Azure Hybrid Benefit
Allows you to use your existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance to pay a reduced rate for the Azure compute capacity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require high availability and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances ideal for managing costs and ensuring uptime.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run complex ERP systems, IoT data processing, and supply chain management applications on Azure, benefiting from reserved instances to control costs for these always-on workloads.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and require robust, compliant systems for electronic health records (EHR) and medical imaging, where predictable performance and cost management are critical.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers utilize Azure for document management, case management, and client collaboration tools, benefiting from reserved instances to ensure consistent performance and predictable operational expenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a pricing model that offers a significant discount on Azure compute capacity in exchange for a commitment to use specific instance types in a particular region for a 1- or 3-year term. It's a way to save money on predictable Azure workloads.
How does a Reserved VM Instance save me money?
By committing to a 3-year term, you pay a much lower rate for the compute capacity than the standard pay-as-you-go price. This discount is applied to your Azure bill automatically for the duration of the commitment.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
While you cannot change the specific instance type or region of an RI after purchase, Azure offers flexibility. You can exchange RIs for other RIs or cancel them with a termination fee. You can also reserve capacity in different regions or for different instance types as your needs evolve.
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.