Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, Standard_M64ms, US West, 1 Year
Secure predictable pricing for your Microsoft Azure virtual machines with a 1-year Reserved VM Instance commitment, ensuring cost optimization for your US West region deployments.
- Cost Savings: Achieve significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for your Standard_M64ms instance.
- Predictable Spending: Lock in rates for a 1-year term, simplifying budget management and forecasting.
- Resource Commitment: Guarantee availability of your specified VM instance type in the US West region.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure uninterrupted access to essential computing resources for your business operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year commitment for a Microsoft Azure Standard_M64ms virtual machine instance located in the US West region. By reserving capacity, you gain access to significantly reduced pricing compared to on-demand rates, ensuring cost predictability and operational continuity for your critical applications.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who require consistent performance and predictable costs for their Azure deployments. It fits into environments where specific VM configurations are needed for extended periods, such as for databases, application servers, or development/testing environments.
- Reserved Pricing: Lock in a discounted rate for your Standard_M64ms VM for a 1-year term.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantees that the specified VM instance type will be available in the US West region.
- Simplified Budgeting: Provides predictable monthly or upfront costs, aiding financial planning.
- Azure Optimization: A key tool for managing and reducing cloud spend on Azure.
- Performance Consistency: Ensures your critical workloads have access to dedicated resources.
Optimize your Azure spend and ensure resource availability with this 1-year Reserved VM Instance, perfect for SMB and mid-market teams seeking cost efficiency.
What This Enables
Enable predictable cloud spending
Enable teams to forecast and control Azure operational expenses with fixed pricing for 12 months. This ensures budget adherence and eliminates unexpected cost increases for essential virtual machines.
consistent workload deployment, long-term application hosting, predictable resource utilization, financial planning
Guarantee compute resource availability
Ensure critical applications and services have dedicated compute capacity by reserving specific VM instances. This prevents performance degradation or downtime due to resource contention in the Azure US West region.
business-critical application hosting, production server environments, high-availability configurations, essential service delivery
Optimize Azure cost efficiency
Streamline cloud cost management by taking advantage of significant discounts offered through reserved instances. This allows businesses to allocate IT budgets more effectively towards growth and innovation.
cost-sensitive operations, budget-constrained IT departments, strategic cloud investment, maximizing ROI
Key Features
1-Year Term Commitment
Locks in a discounted price for 12 months, providing cost predictability and significant savings over pay-as-you-go rates.
Standard_M64ms Instance Type
Provides a specific, powerful VM configuration suitable for demanding workloads, ensuring adequate performance for your applications.
US West Region
Guarantees resource availability in a specific geographic location, crucial for latency-sensitive applications and data residency requirements.
Azure Reserved Instances
A financial commitment that reduces your overall Azure compute costs, optimizing your cloud expenditure.
Subscription Billing
Integrates seamlessly with your existing Azure billing, simplifying financial management and procurement processes.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require predictable costs and guaranteed availability for critical trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer-facing applications to meet strict regulatory and performance demands.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on consistent performance for operational technology, supply chain management, and data analytics platforms that require stable, cost-effective cloud resources to maintain production efficiency.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure, reliable, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure for electronic health records, patient management systems, and research data, often subject to strict compliance mandates like HIPAA.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations require dependable and cost-efficient IT resources for case management, document storage, and client communication systems to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure compute capacity in a particular region for a 1-year or 3-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save me money?
By committing to a specific VM instance type and region for a set term, you pay a lower rate than the standard on-demand price. This is ideal for workloads that run continuously or for extended periods.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Reserved Instances are tied to specific instance types and regions. While Azure offers some flexibility to exchange or cancel reservations under certain conditions, it is best to carefully plan your 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.