Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_M128 1 Year
Commit to a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for your STANDARD_M128 needs in US West 2 for a full year, ensuring predictable performance and cost savings for your essential workloads.
- Cost Savings: Lock in discounted pricing for your compute resources over a 1-year term, reducing operational expenses.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee the availability of your STANDARD_M128 instance, preventing performance degradation during peak usage.
- Predictable Budgeting: Eliminate unexpected spikes in cloud spending with a fixed, pre-paid commitment for your virtual machine.
- Resource Commitment: Ensure your critical applications have dedicated capacity, avoiding resource contention and maintaining operational continuity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure STANDARD_M128 virtual machine instance located in the US West 2 region. By committing to this reservation, you secure discounted pricing and guaranteed capacity for your compute needs, ensuring consistent performance and operational stability.
This reservation is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations that rely on Azure for their core business operations. It is suitable for IT Managers or IT Professionals managing cloud infrastructure, ensuring that critical applications have the necessary resources without the overhead of managing fluctuating on-demand costs.
- Discounted Pricing: Benefit from significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for the reserved instance.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees that the specified VM instance type is available when you need it.
- 1-Year Commitment: Provides a fixed term for cost predictability and budget management.
- Azure US West 2 Region: Ensures your instance is deployed in a specific, high-availability geographic location.
- STANDARD_M128 Instance: Access a powerful VM configuration suitable for demanding workloads.
Secure your Azure compute resources with a predictable cost and guaranteed performance, perfect for businesses seeking enterprise-level IT without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to guarantee the availability and performance of critical business applications by reserving specific Azure VM instances. Streamline resource allocation and prevent performance bottlenecks during peak operational periods.
cloud-hosted applications, business-critical systems, predictable workload environments, Azure deployments
Optimize Cloud Spend
Streamline cloud cost management by locking in discounted pricing for compute resources over a 1-year term. Automate budget adherence and reduce operational expenses compared to on-demand VM pricing.
budget-conscious IT operations, long-term cloud strategy, financial planning, Azure cost optimization
Meet Compliance and Uptime Requirements
Enable teams to meet stringent uptime SLAs and regulatory compliance by ensuring dedicated compute capacity is always available. Protect against service disruptions and maintain continuous operations for sensitive data and processes.
regulated industries, high-availability requirements, mission-critical systems, Azure infrastructure
Key Features
1-Year Reservation Term
Provides predictable costs and budget certainty for your Azure compute resources over a full year.
STANDARD_M128 Instance Type
Offers a powerful virtual machine configuration suitable for memory-intensive and demanding enterprise workloads.
US West 2 Region
Ensures your instance is deployed in a specific, geographically advantageous Azure data center for optimal performance and latency.
Discounted Pricing
Significantly reduces your operational expenses compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for the reserved compute capacity.
Capacity Guarantee
Ensures that the specified VM instance type is available when you need it, preventing resource contention.
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 consistent operational needs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and require robust, always-on systems for electronic health records and medical imaging, benefiting from guaranteed capacity and cost predictability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize cloud resources for production monitoring, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, where consistent performance and cost control are critical for operational efficiency.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure, high-performance systems for case management, document processing, and client communication, where uptime and predictable costs are paramount.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine resources for a 1-year 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 my business money?
By committing to a 1-year term, you secure a lower hourly rate for your STANDARD_M128 instance in the US West 2 region. This predictable pricing helps optimize your cloud budget and reduces overall spending.
What happens at the end of the 1-year term?
At the end of the 1-year term, your reservation will expire. You will then have the option to purchase a new reservation for continued savings or revert to pay-as-you-go pricing for your Azure VM instance.
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.