Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_M128MS_V2
Commit to a Microsoft Azure STANDARD_M128MS_V2 Reserved VM Instance in US West 2 for one year to lock in significant savings and guarantee capacity for your critical workloads.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for your STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantee availability of your VM instance in the specified Azure region, preventing unexpected scaling issues.
- Predictable Billing: Benefit from a fixed, one-year commitment that simplifies budgeting and financial planning for your cloud spend.
- Flexible Deployment: Apply the reservation to matching VM instances within your Azure subscription, offering adaptability for your workload needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM size, STANDARD_M128MS_V2, in the US West 2 region for a one-year term. By purchasing this reservation, you secure a discount on the compute costs, ensuring predictable expenses and guaranteed capacity for your essential Azure workloads.
This offering is ideal for businesses with stable, long-term compute needs on Azure. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize this to optimize their cloud budget, ensuring that critical applications and services running on the STANDARD_M128MS_V2 instance have guaranteed availability and performance without the overhead of managing fluctuating costs.
- Significant Cost Reduction: Lock in lower prices for your STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM instances.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve compute capacity in the US West 2 region for consistent availability.
- Simplified Budgeting: Fixed one-year commitment provides predictable monthly or upfront billing.
- Azure Hybrid Benefit: Option to apply existing Windows Server or SQL Server licenses for further savings.
- Flexibility: Reservations can be modified or cancelled under certain conditions, and applied across multiple instances.
Optimize your Azure spend and ensure consistent performance by committing to a Reserved VM Instance for your predictable, high-utilization workloads.
What This Enables
Guarantee Compute Capacity for Critical Workloads
Enable teams to ensure consistent availability and performance for essential applications like databases or line-of-business software. Streamline operations by removing the concern of VM instance availability during peak demand periods.
stable workloads, predictable resource needs, high availability requirements, long-term cloud strategy
Optimize Cloud Spend with Predictable Pricing
Automate cost savings by committing to a specific VM size for a one-year term, significantly reducing compute expenses. Streamline financial planning with fixed, predictable billing cycles for your Azure infrastructure.
budget-conscious operations, long-term financial planning, cost optimization initiatives, resource-intensive applications
Support Long-Term Application Deployments
Support teams deploying applications that require a consistent and powerful VM configuration over an extended period. Ensure that the necessary compute resources are always provisioned and ready for use without manual intervention.
application hosting, development environments, production workloads, consistent performance needs
Key Features
Reserved VM Instance Commitment
Achieve substantial cost savings on compute for your STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM in US West 2.
1-Year Term
Provides predictable billing and cost management for a defined period, simplifying budgeting.
Specific VM Size (STANDARD_M128MS_V2)
Guarantees the availability of this powerful VM size for your demanding workloads.
US West 2 Region
Ensures your compute resources are located in a specific geographic area for latency or compliance needs.
Azure Platform Integration
Seamlessly applies to your existing Azure subscription, requiring no architectural changes.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services require high availability and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and core banking systems, making reserved instances ideal for cost control and capacity assurance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable access to patient data systems, imaging analysis, and research platforms, where consistent performance and guaranteed capacity are critical for operations and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on robust IT infrastructure for production management, supply chain logistics, and IoT data processing, demanding stable and cost-effective compute resources for continuous operations.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies utilize secure and performant systems for case management, document storage, and client communication, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed resource availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) allows you to pre-pay for compute capacity on Azure for a one-year or three-year term. This commitment provides a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing and guarantees capacity in the selected region and VM size.
How does this reservation save money?
By committing to a specific VM size and region for a set term, you receive a substantial discount on the compute costs. This is ideal for workloads with predictable usage patterns that will run continuously.
Can I change my reservation?
Azure Reserved Instances offer flexibility. You can exchange or cancel reservations under certain conditions, allowing you to adapt to changing business needs, though terms and conditions apply.
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.