Microsoft Reserved VM Instance STANDARD_M64M
Commit to a 3-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for STANDARD_M64M in US West 2 to lock in significant savings on your Azure compute costs.
- Discounted Pricing: Secure a lower per-unit cost for your Azure compute resources over a 3-year term.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve specific VM instance types in a chosen region for predictable performance and availability.
- Cost Optimization: Reduce your overall Azure operational expenses by pre-purchasing compute capacity.
- Predictable Billing: Benefit from consistent monthly billing for your reserved compute resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific Azure VM size, STANDARD_M64M, in the US West 2 region for a 3-year term. By making this commitment, you gain access to significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring cost predictability for your critical workloads.
This offering is ideal for businesses with stable, long-term Azure compute needs. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize these reserved instances to optimize budgets for applications requiring consistent performance, such as databases, enterprise applications, or development and testing environments that run continuously.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
- Capacity Reservation: Ensure availability of compute capacity when and where you need it.
- Flexible Terms: Choose commitment terms that align with your business planning.
- Predictable Costs: Stabilize your cloud spending with fixed monthly charges.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure environment.
Optimize your Azure cloud spend and ensure consistent performance for your critical applications with this 3-year reserved instance commitment.
What This Enables
Commit to Stable Azure Workloads
Enable teams to significantly reduce their Azure compute costs by committing to a specific VM size for a 3-year term. Streamline cloud financial management with predictable monthly billing for essential services.
Organizations with consistent application hosting, Businesses running 24/7 critical services, Teams requiring predictable operational expenses
Guarantee Compute Capacity
Ensure your critical applications always have access to the necessary compute resources by reserving specific VM instances in a chosen region. Protect against potential capacity constraints during peak demand periods.
Businesses with high-availability requirements, Operations centers with constant uptime needs, Development teams needing reliable testing environments
Optimize Cloud Spend for Long-Term Projects
Automate cost savings for ongoing projects and applications by pre-purchasing compute capacity. Align cloud expenditure with long-term business objectives and budget cycles.
Companies undertaking multi-year digital transformation, Departments with fixed annual IT budgets, IT departments focused on cost efficiency
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Locks in the lowest possible pricing for your Azure compute resources over an extended period.
STANDARD_M64M Instance Type
Provides a specific, high-performance VM configuration suitable for demanding workloads.
US West 2 Region
Ensures your compute resources are located in a specific geographic area for latency or compliance reasons.
Significant Discount vs. Pay-As-You-Go
Reduces overall Azure operational expenses, freeing up budget for other IT initiatives.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantees that the specified compute capacity will be available when needed, preventing service disruptions.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, high-performance computing for trading platforms and risk analysis, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity to meet strict operational demands.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run mission-critical applications for production management and supply chain logistics that demand consistent uptime and predictable resource availability, making reserved instances ideal for cost control.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers and research facilities handle sensitive data and require reliable systems for patient records and research computations, where guaranteed capacity and cost predictability are essential for compliance and operations.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations rely on secure, always-on systems for case management and client data, benefiting from reserved instances to ensure consistent performance and manage IT budgets effectively.
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 1-year or 3-year term. This commitment allows you to receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this save my business money?
By committing to a 3-year term, you secure a much lower per-hour rate for the STANDARD_M64M instance in US West 2 than you would pay on a month-to-month basis. This predictability helps in budgeting and reduces overall cloud spend.
Can I change the VM size or region if my needs change?
Azure Reserved Instances offer flexibility. You can exchange your reservation for another instance type or region, or cancel it, subject to certain terms and conditions. However, the primary benefit comes from committing to a specific configuration.
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.