Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D4-USNORTHCENT-1Y
This 1-year Microsoft RI VM Standard D4 license subscription provides essential platform capabilities for your US North Central operations.
- License Term: Annual subscription ensuring continuous access to Microsoft platform features.
- Platform Coverage: Valid for Standard D4 virtual machine instances in the US North Central Azure region.
- Compliance Assurance: Guarantees adherence to Microsoft's licensing terms and conditions.
- Feature Access: Unlocks specific capabilities and capacity for your virtual machine environment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This product is a 1-year subscription license for Microsoft's Standard D4 virtual machine instance, specifically for the US North Central Azure region. It grants the necessary entitlements to operate and utilize the specified virtual machine configuration, ensuring compliance with Microsoft's software licensing agreements.
This license is designed for businesses that require dedicated virtual machine resources for their internal operations. IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies will use this to power critical business applications, host internal services, or run development and testing environments within their own IT infrastructure.
- Annual Subscription: Provides a 1-year term for predictable budgeting and continuous service.
- Specific Instance Type: Covers the Standard D4 VM size, offering a defined balance of CPU, memory, and storage.
- Geographic Focus: Valid for deployments within the US North Central Azure datacenter region.
- Licensing Compliance: Ensures your organization meets Microsoft's legal and contractual obligations.
- Operational Continuity: Enables the ongoing use of essential virtual machine resources for business functions.
This Microsoft VM license subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing compliant and continuous access to specific Azure VM resources.
What This Enables
Enable Business Application Hosting
Enable teams to host critical business applications, such as CRM, ERP, or custom internal tools, on a dedicated virtual machine. This ensures reliable performance and availability for core business functions.
on-premises infrastructure, hybrid cloud deployments, private cloud environments, dedicated server hosting
Support Development and Testing Environments
Streamline development workflows by providing developers with a consistent and compliant environment for building and testing new software. This accelerates release cycles and improves code quality.
software development lifecycle, CI/CD pipelines, staging environments, application testing
Facilitate Data Processing and Analytics
Automate data processing tasks and run analytics workloads on a powerful virtual machine instance. This enables faster insights and data-driven decision-making for your business.
data warehousing, business intelligence, batch processing, reporting services
Key Features
1-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to the licensed virtual machine resources for a full year.
Standard D4 VM Instance
Offers a balanced configuration of CPU, memory, and storage suitable for a wide range of business workloads.
US North Central Azure Region
Ensures your virtual machine is deployed in a specific geographic location, optimizing latency and data residency requirements.
Microsoft Licensing Entitlement
Guarantees that your use of the virtual machine is compliant with Microsoft's terms and conditions, avoiding legal risks.
Platform Access
Unlocks the necessary features and capabilities of the Azure platform for the specified virtual machine instance.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust and compliant IT infrastructure to handle sensitive data and meet strict regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain HIPAA compliance and ensure the availability and security of patient data, necessitating reliable and authorized IT resources.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run specialized operational software and require consistent performance for production management systems, benefiting from dedicated VM capacity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and depend on secure, reliable systems to manage case files and client communications.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft RI VM license?
An RI VM license, or Reservation Instance Virtual Machine license, is a subscription that grants you the right to use a specific type of virtual machine on Microsoft Azure for a set term, often at a discounted rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. This particular license is for a Standard D4 VM in the US North Central region for one year.
What does 'STANDARD_D4-USNORTHCENT-1Y' mean?
This code specifies the details of the license: 'STANDARD_D4' refers to the Standard D4 virtual machine size, which has a defined amount of vCPUs, RAM, and temporary storage. 'USNORTHCENT' indicates the Azure region where the VM is deployed, and '1Y' signifies a 1-year subscription term.
Can this license be used for any Microsoft service?
No, this license is specifically for deploying and operating a Standard D4 virtual machine instance within the Microsoft Azure cloud platform in the US North Central region. It does not cover other Microsoft software or services.
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.