Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_M128MS_V2
Commit to a 3-year Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance for the STANDARD_M128MS_V2 type in US Central, guaranteeing capacity and predictable costs for your critical workloads.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in lower rates for your STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM instance over a 3-year term, reducing operational expenses.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Ensure your compute resources are available when you need them in the US Central region, preventing performance bottlenecks.
- Cost Optimization: Significantly reduce your cloud spend compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent, long-term Azure deployments.
- Operational Continuity: Maintain uninterrupted service for your business-critical applications by securing dedicated VM resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance (RI) provides a commitment to use a specific VM type, STANDARD_M128MS_V2, in the US Central region for a 3-year term. By making this reservation, you gain significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, while also ensuring capacity availability for your demanding workloads.
This offering is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who operate business-critical applications on Azure. It fits into environments requiring consistent performance and predictable budgeting for their cloud infrastructure, such as production servers, databases, or high-performance computing tasks.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for the STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM instance.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees that your specified VM instance type is available in the chosen region and availability zone.
- Flexible Billing: Pay upfront for maximum savings or choose monthly payments to spread the cost over the 3-year term.
- Resource Management: Simplifies cloud cost management by providing a fixed, predictable expense for a key compute resource.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure environment and management tools.
Secure your essential Azure compute resources with a 3-year reservation, offering substantial cost savings and guaranteed capacity for your business operations.
What This Enables
Commit to predictable cloud spending
Enable teams to budget accurately for their Azure infrastructure by locking in discounted rates for the STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM instance over a 3-year term. This ensures consistent operational expenses and avoids unexpected cost increases.
long-term cloud deployments, predictable workload environments, cost-sensitive IT operations, resource-intensive applications
Guarantee compute resource availability
Ensure critical business applications have the necessary compute power by reserving STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM instances in the US Central region. This prevents performance degradation or downtime due to resource contention.
high-availability systems, mission-critical services, production environments, performance-sensitive workloads
Streamline cloud cost management
Automate significant cost reductions for consistent Azure VM usage by purchasing a 3-year reservation. This simplifies financial planning and frees up IT resources from constant cost monitoring.
managed cloud services, standardized VM deployments, ongoing Azure usage, operational efficiency initiatives
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Locks in significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for predictable budgeting.
STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM Size
Provides access to a high-performance VM instance suitable for memory-intensive workloads.
US Central Region
Ensures resource availability and low latency for users and applications deployed in this geographic area.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantees that the specified VM instance type is available when needed, preventing performance issues.
Azure Platform Integration
Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure subscription and management tools for easy deployment and oversight.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require highly available and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances crucial for cost control and reliability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run complex simulation, IoT data processing, and operational management software on Azure, demanding consistent resource availability and predictable costs to maintain production efficiency.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and critical applications like PACS and EHR systems, necessitating guaranteed uptime and compliance with regulations like HIPAA, supported by reserved capacity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure, always-on access to case management, document management, and client communication systems, where predictable performance and cost are paramount.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use a specific VM type in a particular region for a set term (1 or 3 years). In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount on the hourly rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save money?
By committing to a 3-year term for the STANDARD_M128MS_V2 VM in US Central, you are pre-purchasing capacity at a discounted rate. This effectively lowers your overall cloud spend for that specific resource.
Does this reservation guarantee performance?
Yes, a Reserved VM Instance guarantees that the specified VM capacity will be available in the chosen region. This ensures your applications have the resources they need without being affected by Azure's capacity fluctuations.
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.