Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D64S_V3-USNORTHCENT-1Y
This Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D64S_V3-USNORTHCENT-1Y license provides a 1-year subscription for advanced virtual machine capabilities, ensuring your business has the necessary platform resources.
- License Term: Annual subscription for continuous access to Microsoft's virtual machine platform.
- Platform Access: Unlocks the full feature set of the STANDARD_D64S_V3 virtual machine series.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures legitimate use of Microsoft software, avoiding audit risks and penalties.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees access to essential virtual machine resources for critical business functions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This product is a 1-year subscription license for Microsoft's STANDARD_D64S_V3 virtual machine series, specifically for the US North Central region. It grants the right to use the specified virtual machine instance for business operations, providing access to compute, memory, and storage resources as defined by the D64s v3 series.
This license is designed for businesses that require dedicated virtual machine capacity for their internal IT infrastructure. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize this to host applications, manage data, or run critical business services, ensuring performance and reliability without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Annual Subscription: Provides a clear 12-month licensing term for predictable budgeting.
- Access to STANDARD_D64S_V3: Enables use of a specific tier of virtual machine with defined CPU and memory.
- US North Central Region: Licenses usage within a designated Microsoft Azure geographic region.
- Platform Licensing: Grants the entitlement to operate the virtual machine instance.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures adherence to Microsoft licensing terms and provides a foundation for support.
This annual Microsoft VM license is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations needing reliable, compliant virtual machine capacity for their core business functions.
What This Enables
Enable Business Application Hosting
Enable teams to deploy and run critical business applications, such as ERP, CRM, or custom-built software, on dedicated virtual machines. Streamline operations by ensuring these applications have consistent access to the required compute and memory resources.
on-premises infrastructure, cloud-hosted environments, hybrid IT deployments, dedicated application servers
Support Data Processing Workloads
Streamline data processing and analytics tasks by provisioning virtual machines with sufficient power for intensive workloads. Automate the deployment of environments needed for data warehousing, business intelligence, or batch processing.
data analytics platforms, business intelligence tools, batch processing systems, large dataset management
Maintain Development and Testing Environments
Enable development teams to quickly spin up and manage consistent testing and staging environments for software development. Automate the provisioning of these environments to accelerate release cycles and improve code quality.
software development lifecycle, CI/CD pipelines, application testing frameworks, staging environments
Key Features
1-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable budgeting and ensures continuous access to virtual machine resources for a full year.
STANDARD_D64S_V3 Instance Type
Offers a balance of CPU and memory optimized for general-purpose workloads, suitable for a wide range of business applications.
US North Central Region Deployment
Allows for deployment within a specific geographic area, potentially improving latency and meeting data residency requirements.
Microsoft Platform Licensing
Ensures legal compliance and access to Microsoft's ecosystem of tools and support for your virtualized environment.
Scalable Compute Resources
Provides access to virtualized hardware that can be scaled as business needs evolve, offering flexibility without immediate physical infrastructure investment.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure virtual machines to run trading platforms, risk management software, and customer databases, often needing to meet strict regulatory compliance standards.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers and research facilities depend on robust virtual environments for Electronic Health Records (EHR), medical imaging, and patient data management, necessitating reliable infrastructure and data privacy compliance like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use virtual machines for running production management systems, supply chain logistics software, and IoT data processing, requiring consistent performance and uptime for operational efficiency.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations utilize virtual machines for case management software, document management systems, and secure client communication, often needing to protect sensitive client data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft RI VM license?
An RI VM license, or Reserved Instance Virtual Machine license, is a subscription that allows you to use a specific type of virtual machine on Microsoft Azure for a committed term, typically 1 or 3 years. This license provides a discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing and ensures capacity is available.
What does STANDARD_D64S_V3 mean?
STANDARD_D64S_V3 refers to a specific series and size of virtual machine offered by Microsoft Azure. The 'D' series generally indicates a general-purpose VM, '64' denotes the number of vCPUs, 's' often signifies SSD storage, and 'v3' indicates the generation of the VM architecture.
Can this license be used for any Microsoft service?
This license is specifically for deploying and running a STANDARD_D64S_V3 virtual machine instance on Microsoft Azure within the US North Central region. It does not cover other Microsoft services like Microsoft 365 or SQL Server licenses unless they are deployed on this VM.
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.