Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_M96MS_V2 1 Year
Commit to a Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance for 1 year to secure significant cost savings on your Standard_M96MS_V2 compute capacity in the US West region.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing by committing to 1 year of usage.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantee availability of Standard_M96MS_V2 instances in the US West region for predictable workloads.
- Budget Predictability: Lock in compute costs for a 1-year term, simplifying financial planning and forecasting.
- Performance Consistency: Ensure your critical applications consistently run on dedicated capacity without performance fluctuations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure Standard_M96MS_V2 Virtual Machine instance in the US West region. By committing to this reservation, your organization gains access to discounted pricing, significantly reducing the cost of running consistent Azure workloads compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
This reservation is ideal for businesses with predictable, long-term compute needs. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize this to ensure stable performance and cost control for essential applications, databases, or development environments within their Azure footprint.
- Discounted Pricing: Secure substantial savings on Azure compute costs.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantee instance availability for your critical applications.
- 1-Year Term: Lock in costs and performance for a defined period.
- Specific Instance Type: Tailored for the Standard_M96MS_V2 VM size.
- Regional Commitment: Valid for instances deployed in the US West Azure region.
Optimize your Azure spend and ensure consistent performance for your business-critical applications with this 1-year reserved VM instance commitment.
What This Enables
Enable predictable application performance
Enable teams to ensure consistent performance for critical business applications by reserving dedicated compute capacity. This prevents performance degradation during peak usage times and guarantees resource availability.
production workloads, long-term deployments, mission-critical systems, stable resource requirements
Streamline cloud cost management
Streamline cloud cost management by locking in discounted pricing for 1 year on specific VM instances. This provides budget predictability and reduces the risk of unexpected cost overruns.
budget-conscious operations, financial planning, cost optimization initiatives, predictable IT spend
Support long-term development and testing environments
Automate the provisioning of stable compute resources for ongoing development and testing environments. This ensures developers have consistent access to the required VM configurations without manual intervention or fluctuating costs.
development pipelines, continuous integration, staging environments, ongoing testing cycles
Key Features
1-Year Commitment
Lock in discounted pricing for a full year, providing cost certainty and significant savings over pay-as-you-go rates.
Standard_M96MS_V2 Instance Type
Guarantees access to the specific M-series VM size optimized for memory-intensive workloads, ensuring your applications have the resources they need.
US West Region
Ensures your compute resources are deployed in the specified geographic location, supporting latency requirements and data residency policies.
Capacity Reservation
Provides assurance that the specified VM instance type will be available when needed, preventing deployment delays or performance issues.
Azure Platform Integration
Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure environment, managed through your Azure subscription for ease of administration.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require consistent performance and predictable costs for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances ideal for these stable workloads.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable access to patient data systems, research computing, and administrative applications, where guaranteed capacity and cost control are critical for operational efficiency and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize cloud resources for production monitoring, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, benefiting from reserved instances to ensure consistent performance and predictable operational costs.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure and available cloud infrastructure for case management, document storage, and client communication, where consistent performance and cost predictability are essential.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance (RI) is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types 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 my business money?
By committing to a 1-year term, you pay a lower hourly rate for the compute capacity of the Standard_M96MS_V2 instance in the US West region. This is ideal for workloads that run consistently.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchasing?
Azure Reserved Instances can be exchanged or cancelled with a termination fee. However, it is best to plan your capacity needs carefully before purchase to minimize any potential fees.
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.