Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D13-USNORTHCENT-1Y
This Microsoft license provides access to a virtual machine environment for your business operations, ensuring compliance and feature availability for a 1-year term.
- License Term: Annual subscription providing continuous access to Microsoft VM capabilities.
- Platform: Enables operation on Microsoft's Azure North Central US infrastructure.
- Capacity: Grants entitlement to the STANDARD_D13 VM size, suitable for demanding workloads.
- Value: Ensures licensing compliance and unlocks advanced features for your business IT.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Microsoft Azure Reserved Instance (RI) VM license subscription for the STANDARD_D13 size, located in the US North Central region, valid for one year. It grants the right to use a specific virtual machine configuration, ensuring predictable performance and cost for your deployed applications and services.
This license is designed for businesses that require dedicated virtual machine resources for their own IT operations. It is suitable for IT Managers or Business Owners needing to deploy applications, host internal services, or manage data processing without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Azure VM Access: Entitles the holder to use a STANDARD_D13 virtual machine instance.
- Regional Deployment: Specifically for the US North Central Azure datacenter region.
- Annual Subscription: Provides a 1-year commitment for licensing and resource allocation.
- Compliance Assurance: Guarantees adherence to Microsoft's licensing terms for Azure VMs.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks the full capabilities of the specified VM size and configuration.
Secure your business's critical applications with this Microsoft VM license, offering predictable performance and compliance for your IT infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Business Application Hosting
Enable teams to host critical business applications, such as CRM, ERP, or custom-built software, on a dedicated virtual machine. This ensures consistent performance and availability for internal users.
on-premises application hosting, cloud-native application deployment, internal business process management, data processing workloads
Streamline Development and Testing Environments
Streamline the creation and management of development and testing environments for software projects. This provides developers with consistent, reliable access to specific VM configurations.
software development lifecycle, quality assurance testing, staging environments, application prototyping
Automate Data Processing and Analytics
Automate data processing and analytics tasks by deploying virtual machines optimized for compute-intensive workloads. This accelerates insights and reporting for business intelligence.
business intelligence reporting, data warehousing, batch processing, machine learning model training
Key Features
Reserved Instance (RI) Commitment
Provides cost savings and predictable pricing for a 1-year term compared to pay-as-you-go instances.
STANDARD_D13 VM Size
Offers a balance of compute, memory, and I/O resources suitable for a wide range of business applications.
US North Central Azure Region
Ensures data locality and potentially lower latency for users and services operating within this geographic area.
1-Year Subscription Term
Guarantees resource availability and licensing for a defined period, simplifying IT planning and budgeting.
Microsoft Licensing Compliance
Eliminates the risk of audits and penalties by ensuring proper licensing for Azure VM usage.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, compliant, and consistently available IT infrastructure to manage sensitive data and critical trading or transactional systems, making dedicated VM resources essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure and compliant IT environments for patient records and medical applications.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle confidential client information and require reliable systems for case management, document storage, and client communication, often with specific data residency needs.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often deploy specialized software for operations, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, requiring dedicated VM capacity for performance and reliability in their IT stack.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft Reserved Instance (RI) VM license?
A Reserved Instance VM license is a commitment to use a specific virtual machine configuration on Azure for a set term, typically 1 or 3 years, in exchange for a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. This license grants you the right to use that VM size and configuration.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is intended for businesses that use IT for their own operations and require dedicated virtual machine resources on Microsoft Azure. This includes SMBs and mid-market companies needing to run applications, host services, or process data.
What happens at the end of the 1-year term?
At the end of the 1-year term, the license will expire. You will need to renew the subscription to continue using the reserved VM instance under the RI pricing model, or you can transition to a pay-as-you-go model if your needs have changed.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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.