Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, Standard_M64MS_V2, 1 Year
Secure predictable costs for your critical Azure virtual machines with a 1-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance commitment for the Standard_M64MS_V2 instance type in the US Central region.
- Cost Savings: Lock in discounted pricing for your Standard_M64MS_V2 VM instance for a full year.
- Predictable Budgeting: Ensure consistent monthly costs for essential cloud infrastructure.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantee availability of your specified VM instance type in the US Central region.
- Operational Continuity: Maintain uninterrupted service for your core business applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure Standard_M64MS_V2 virtual machine instance located in the US Central region. By committing to this reservation, your organization secures discounted pricing compared to pay-as-you-go rates, ensuring cost predictability and guaranteed capacity for your essential cloud workloads.
This type of reservation is ideal for businesses with stable, long-term compute needs, such as core business applications, databases, or development and testing environments that require consistent performance and availability. It allows IT Managers and Business Owners to optimize cloud spend without sacrificing performance or reliability.
- Discounted Pricing: Significant savings over pay-as-you-go rates for the committed term.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantees that the specified VM instance type is available when needed.
- Budget Predictability: Fixed costs simplify financial planning for cloud infrastructure.
- Flexible Deployment: Applicable to various workloads requiring the Standard_M64MS_V2 instance specifications.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Microsoft Azure environment.
Optimize your Azure spend and ensure consistent performance for your critical applications with this 1-year Reserved VM Instance commitment.
What This Enables
Enable consistent performance for critical applications
Enable teams to ensure their core business applications, such as ERP systems or customer databases, have guaranteed access to the Standard_M64MS_V2 compute resources. This prevents performance degradation and ensures business continuity by locking in capacity and pricing.
stable workloads, predictable compute needs, long-term cloud deployments, mission-critical applications
Streamline cloud cost management
Streamline financial planning by converting variable pay-as-you-go cloud expenses into fixed, predictable monthly costs for essential VM instances. This reservation simplifies budgeting and provides clear visibility into cloud infrastructure expenditure.
budget-conscious organizations, financial forecasting, operational cost optimization, IT budget control
Automate capacity reservation for development and testing
Automate the process of reserving compute capacity for development and testing environments that require consistent availability and performance. This ensures developers have reliable resources without unexpected cost spikes.
agile development, continuous integration, dedicated testing environments, DevOps workflows
Key Features
1-Year Commitment Term
Locks in discounted pricing for a full year, providing significant cost savings over pay-as-you-go rates.
Standard_M64MS_V2 Instance Type
Provides a specific, high-performance VM configuration suitable for memory-intensive workloads.
US Central Region
Guarantees capacity within a specific Azure geographic region, crucial for latency-sensitive applications or data residency requirements.
Discounted Pricing
Reduces overall cloud expenditure, allowing for better budget allocation and increased ROI on cloud investments.
Capacity Reservation
Ensures that the specified VM instance type is available when needed, preventing delays and operational disruptions.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and core banking systems, making reserved instances a cost-effective solution for stable workloads.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations rely on consistent access to patient data systems, medical imaging analysis, and research platforms, where uptime and predictable costs are critical for operations and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use cloud resources for production planning, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, benefiting from reserved instances to ensure continuous operation of critical systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies utilize cloud infrastructure for document management, case management, and client portals, where stable performance and predictable costs are essential for client service delivery.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific Azure compute capacity 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 money?
By committing to a 1-year term for the Standard_M64MS_V2 instance in the US Central region, you pay a lower hourly rate for the compute capacity than if you were using a pay-as-you-go instance. This is ideal for workloads with predictable usage.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Reserved VM Instances are specific to the instance type and region purchased. While Azure offers some flexibility through the RI Exchange, modifications are not guaranteed and may involve additional costs or limitations.
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.