Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D8HS_V3-USEAST-1Y/MO
This Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D8HS_V3 license provides 1-year access to essential virtual machine capabilities for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: Annual subscription ensuring continuous access to Microsoft's virtual machine platform.
- Platform Access: Unlocks the STANDARD_D8HS_V3 virtual machine instance for your specific business workloads.
- Compliance Assurance: Guarantees legitimate use of Microsoft software, avoiding licensing risks and penalties.
- Feature Entitlement: Provides access to the defined features and capacity of the D8HS_V3 VM series.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 1-year subscription license for a Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D8HS_V3 instance, hosted in the US East region. It grants your organization the right to use a specific virtual machine configuration, ensuring you have the necessary computing resources for your business applications and data processing.
This license is designed for businesses that require dedicated virtual machine capacity for their internal operations. IT Managers and IT Professionals can integrate this into their existing infrastructure to support critical business functions, development environments, or data analysis tasks without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Annual Subscription: Provides predictable costs and continuous access to your virtual machine resources for 12 months.
- Specific VM Instance: Grants entitlement to the STANDARD_D8HS_V3 configuration, offering a defined level of CPU, memory, and storage.
- Microsoft Compliance: Ensures your use of Microsoft virtualization technology is fully licensed and compliant with vendor terms.
- US East Region: Deploys your virtual machine within Microsoft's US East data center for optimal performance and latency.
- Operational Continuity: Supports critical business applications and services, minimizing downtime risk.
This Microsoft VM license is ideal for SMB and mid-market teams needing reliable, compliant virtual machine capacity without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Business Application Hosting
Enable teams to host critical business applications, such as CRM or ERP systems, on a dedicated virtual machine. This ensures reliable performance and availability for core business functions.
on-premises infrastructure, cloud-hosted applications, hybrid environments, internal business tools
Support Development and Testing Environments
Streamline the creation and management of development and testing environments for software projects. This allows developers to iterate quickly and test new features in an isolated, controlled setting.
software development lifecycle, application testing, staging environments, developer workstations
Facilitate Data Processing and Analytics
Automate data processing and analytics workloads by deploying virtual machines with sufficient capacity. This empowers data teams to derive insights from business data efficiently.
data warehousing, business intelligence, data analysis platforms, reporting services
Key Features
Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D8HS_V3
Access to a specific, high-performance virtual machine configuration optimized for demanding workloads.
1-Year Subscription Term
Predictable budgeting and continuous access to virtual machine resources for a full year.
US East Region Deployment
Optimized network latency and performance for users and applications accessing resources in this geographic area.
Platform Licensing
Ensures legal and compliant use of Microsoft's virtualization technology for your business operations.
Subscription Billing
Manageable, recurring costs that align with operational expenses rather than large capital outlays.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, secure, and compliant virtual machine environments to host trading platforms, customer data, and analytical tools, often with strict uptime SLAs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable virtual machines for electronic health records (EHR), medical imaging, and patient data management, adhering to strict HIPAA compliance and data privacy regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize virtual machines for running operational technology (OT) applications, supply chain management software, and data analytics to optimize production processes.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on secure virtual environments to manage sensitive client data, case management software, and billing systems, often requiring high availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_D8HS_V3 license?
This is a 1-year subscription license that grants your business the right to use a specific virtual machine configuration (STANDARD_D8HS_V3) within Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, located in the US East region.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is for businesses, specifically IT Managers or IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, who need dedicated virtual machine capacity for their own internal IT operations and applications.
What does 'RI' stand for in the product name?
'RI' typically stands for 'Reserved Instance' in Microsoft Azure licensing. This often implies a commitment for a specific duration (in this case, 1 year) in exchange for a potentially lower cost compared to pay-as-you-go options for that instance type.
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.