Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_M192IMS_V2
Secure predictable, discounted pricing for your critical Microsoft Azure virtual machines with a 3-year Reserved VM Instance commitment, ensuring capacity and cost savings for your business operations.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from significantly reduced hourly rates compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for your chosen VM instance type.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantee availability of your compute capacity in the specified Azure region for the duration of your commitment.
- Budget Predictability: Lock in pricing for three years, making IT budget forecasting more accurate and reliable.
- Optimized Performance: Ensure your critical applications have the dedicated resources they need without unexpected cost fluctuations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a Microsoft Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instance (RI) for the STANDARD_M192IMS_V2 size in the US North Central region, committed for a term of 3 years. By purchasing this reservation, you commit to using a specific VM size in a particular region for a set duration, enabling substantial cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
This reservation is ideal for businesses with stable, predictable workloads that require consistent performance and availability. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize these reserved instances to optimize cloud spend for core applications, databases, or development environments, ensuring their infrastructure is both cost-effective and reliably provisioned.
- Significant Cost Reduction: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve compute capacity in advance, ensuring availability for your critical workloads.
- Flexible Billing: Choose between a one-time upfront payment or monthly payments for your reservation.
- Azure Hybrid Benefit: Apply existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses to further reduce costs.
- Simplified Management: Easily manage your reservations through the Azure portal.
Optimize your Azure cloud spend and ensure consistent performance for your essential applications with a predictable, long-term commitment.
What This Enables
Enable predictable costs for stable workloads
Enable teams to lock in discounted pricing for virtual machines that run continuously. Streamline cloud budget management by committing to a fixed rate for essential compute resources.
stable workloads, continuous operation, budget predictability, cloud cost optimization
Ensure compute capacity for core applications
Streamline the provisioning of essential compute resources, guaranteeing availability for critical business applications. Automate capacity planning by reserving instances in advance, preventing performance bottlenecks.
core business applications, guaranteed availability, performance consistency, infrastructure planning
Optimize spending on development and testing environments
Enable development and testing teams to utilize dedicated VM instances at a reduced cost. Streamline the allocation of resources for consistent testing cycles without budget overruns.
development environments, testing cycles, resource allocation, cost-effective operations
Key Features
Reserved Instance Pricing
Achieve substantial cost savings of up to 72% on Azure compute costs compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
3-Year Commitment Term
Lock in pricing and capacity for an extended period, providing long-term budget predictability and stability.
STANDARD_M192IMS_V2 Instance Size
Access a specific, high-performance VM size suitable for memory-intensive workloads and demanding applications.
US North Central Region
Ensure your compute resources are deployed in a specific geographic location for latency, compliance, or disaster recovery purposes.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee the availability of your chosen VM size in the selected region, preventing potential resource contention.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, high-performance compute for trading platforms, risk analysis, and core banking systems, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable infrastructure for patient data management, research, and diagnostic applications, where consistent availability and cost control are critical for operations and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize cloud resources for operational technology, supply chain management, and data analytics, requiring cost-effective and consistently available compute for production-related workloads.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure and available systems for case management, document processing, and client communication, benefiting from predictable IT expenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use a specific virtual machine size in a particular Azure region for a one-year or three-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does a Reserved VM Instance save money?
By committing to a specific VM size and region for a set term, you pay a lower hourly rate for the compute capacity. This is ideal for workloads with predictable usage patterns that run continuously.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchasing a reservation?
Azure Reserved Instances offer flexibility. You can exchange or cancel reservations, though terms and conditions apply. You can also modify reservations to change the VM size or region, or split reservations into smaller ones.
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.