Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_M64s_v2 1 Year
Secure a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for your Standard_M64s_v2 virtual machines in US West for a full year, ensuring cost savings and consistent performance for your business operations.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go for predictable budgeting.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee capacity availability for your critical applications.
- Flexible Commitment: A 1-year term offers a balance between savings and commitment.
- Azure Optimization: Streamline your cloud spend with a reserved instance commitment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure Standard_M64s_v2 virtual machine instance located in the US West region. By committing to a reservation, you secure a discounted rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring predictable operational expenses and guaranteed capacity for your essential workloads.
This reservation is ideal for SMB and mid-market companies that have stable, long-term compute needs. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize this to optimize their Azure cloud budget, ensuring critical applications remain available and performant without unexpected cost fluctuations. It fits within your existing Azure environment, providing a foundational element for your cloud infrastructure.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in a fixed price for your VM instance, simplifying budget management.
- Capacity Reservation: Ensure your VM instance is available when you need it in the specified region.
- Cost Efficiency: Achieve significant savings over pay-as-you-go rates for consistent workloads.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly applies to your existing Azure subscription and resource group.
- Simplified Management: Reduces the complexity of managing fluctuating cloud compute costs.
Optimize your Azure cloud spend and ensure consistent performance with this 1-year reserved VM instance, perfect for businesses seeking cost predictability.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to guarantee the availability and performance of critical business applications by reserving compute capacity. This ensures that essential services remain accessible to users without interruption, supporting uninterrupted operations.
stable workloads, predictable compute needs, cloud infrastructure, business continuity planning
Optimize Cloud Budget Predictability
Streamline cloud cost management by locking in discounted rates for your virtual machines over a 1-year term. This provides clear visibility into monthly expenses, preventing unexpected spikes and simplifying financial forecasting.
budget-conscious operations, long-term cloud strategy, financial planning, resource allocation
Meet Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Maintain compliance with data residency and operational standards by reserving instances in a specific Azure region. This ensures your data and applications are hosted in the required geographical location, meeting regulatory mandates.
data sovereignty, regional compliance, audit readiness, operational standards
Key Features
1-Year Commitment
Achieve significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for your Azure compute resources.
Standard_M64s_v2 Instance Type
Access a specific, powerful VM configuration optimized for memory-intensive workloads.
US West Region
Ensure your applications and data are hosted in a geographically relevant and performant Azure data center.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee that the compute capacity you need will be available when you need it.
Azure Integration
Seamlessly applies to your existing Azure subscription, simplifying deployment and management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require predictable costs and guaranteed performance for critical trading, analytics, and customer service applications, often with strict uptime SLAs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable access to patient data systems and research platforms, often subject to strict compliance regulations like HIPAA, requiring consistent availability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on stable IT infrastructure for operational technology, supply chain management, and production monitoring, where downtime can be extremely costly.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle sensitive client data and require consistent access to case management and document management systems, often with long-term data retention needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine 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 a Reserved Instance save money?
By committing to a reservation, you pay a lower hourly rate for the VM instance than you would on a pay-as-you-go basis. This is most beneficial for workloads with consistent usage patterns.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchasing a reservation?
Azure Reserved Instances offer flexibility. You can exchange or cancel reservations, though terms and conditions apply. It is best to plan your capacity needs carefully 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.