Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, Standard_M416-104s_v2, 1 Year Term
Secure predictable costs and guaranteed capacity for your critical Azure workloads with a 1-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance commitment.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from significantly lower rates compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantee the availability of your chosen VM instance type in a specific Azure region.
- Budget Predictability: Lock in pricing for a 1-year term, simplifying financial planning and forecasting.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your essential applications and services remain online and performant.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year commitment to a Microsoft Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instance, specifically the Standard_M416-104s_v2 type in the US East 2 region. By reserving this instance, you secure discounted pricing and guaranteed capacity for your Azure compute resources, ensuring consistent performance and cost predictability for your business-critical applications.
This reservation is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations that have stable, long-term compute needs within Azure. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize these reserved instances to optimize cloud spend, avoid unexpected cost fluctuations, and ensure their essential services are always available without the overhead of managing physical infrastructure.
- Discounted Pricing: Achieve substantial savings over pay-as-you-go rates for predictable workloads.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve specific VM instance types and sizes in your chosen Azure region.
- Flexible Commitment: Choose commitment terms of 1 or 3 years to align with your business needs.
- Simplified Management: Reduce the complexity of managing fluctuating cloud costs and resource availability.
- Enhanced Performance: Ensure consistent and reliable performance for your most important applications.
Optimize your Azure cloud investment with predictable costs and guaranteed resources, delivering enterprise-grade performance without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Optimize Costs for Stable Workloads
Enable teams to achieve substantial cost reductions on Azure compute resources by committing to a specific VM instance type for a 1-year term. Streamline budgeting with predictable monthly expenses for consistent application demands.
consistent application hosting, predictable compute needs, long-term cloud strategy, financial planning
Guarantee Compute Capacity
Ensure critical applications have guaranteed access to the required compute power by reserving specific VM instance types in a chosen Azure region. Automate resource availability to prevent performance degradation during peak usage.
mission-critical applications, high-availability deployments, performance-sensitive workloads, service level agreements
Simplify Cloud Financial Management
Streamline cloud cost management by locking in pricing for a 1-year period, reducing the need for constant monitoring and reactive scaling. Automate budget adherence for essential Azure services.
budget-conscious operations, IT resource optimization, financial forecasting, operational efficiency
Key Features
Standard_M416-104s_v2 Instance Type
Provides a powerful virtual machine configuration suitable for memory-intensive enterprise applications and databases.
1-Year Commitment Term
Locks in pricing for a full year, offering significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates and enhancing budget predictability.
US East 2 Azure Region
Guarantees compute capacity within a specific geographic location, crucial for latency-sensitive applications and data residency requirements.
Discounted Pricing
Achieve lower per-hour rates for compute resources, directly reducing your overall Azure operational expenditure.
Capacity Reservation
Ensures that the specified VM instance type is available when you need it, preventing provisioning delays and performance bottlenecks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances ideal for cost-effective, guaranteed capacity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and often run complex analytics or EMR systems that demand consistent uptime and performance, aligning with the reliability and cost benefits of reserved instances.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize Azure for IoT data processing, supply chain management, and production analytics, benefiting from reserved instances to ensure continuous operation of critical systems at a predictable cost.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers rely on secure, always-on access to case management, document storage, and client communication tools, making reserved instances a cost-effective solution for stable infrastructure needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a set term (1 or 3 years). In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this save my business money?
By committing to a Reserved Instance, you pay a lower hourly rate for your compute resources. This is ideal for workloads with predictable usage patterns, as it eliminates the higher cost associated with on-demand instances.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Azure Reserved Instances can be exchanged for other reservations, or cancelled for a fee, subject to Azure's terms and conditions. It is recommended to carefully plan your capacity needs before purchasing.
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.