Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_DS11-1_V2-USNORTHCENT-3Y
This 3-year Microsoft RI VM license provides essential access and compliance for your virtual machine infrastructure, ensuring continued operation.
- License Term: Provides entitlement for a 3-year period, ensuring predictable costs and uninterrupted service.
- Platform Access: Unlocks specific virtual machine capabilities and features on the Microsoft Azure platform.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain licensing compliance for critical business applications running on virtual machines.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees access to necessary software features for ongoing business operations and IT functions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_DS11-1_V2-USNORTHCENT-3Y is a 3-year subscription license for a specific virtual machine configuration on the Microsoft Azure platform. It grants the right to use the underlying platform services and features associated with the DS11-1_V2 VM size in the US North Central region for the specified term, ensuring compliance and access to necessary computing resources.
This license is designed for businesses that utilize Microsoft Azure for their IT operations, including SMBs and mid-market companies. It fits into environments where dedicated virtual machines are required to host applications, databases, or other critical business workloads, providing a predictable cost structure for essential infrastructure.
- 3-Year Subscription: Lock in costs and ensure uninterrupted access to VM resources for three years.
- Azure VM Access: Enables the deployment and operation of a DS11-1_V2 virtual machine size in US North Central.
- Feature Entitlement: Grants access to the specific features and capabilities of the licensed Azure VM configuration.
- Licensing Compliance: Provides a legitimate and compliant way to run software on Azure virtual machines.
- Predictable IT Costs: Simplifies budgeting with a fixed subscription cost for the duration of the term.
This 3-year Microsoft VM license is ideal for businesses needing reliable and compliant access to Azure virtual machines without the overhead of complex procurement.
What This Enables
Enable Business Application Hosting
Enable teams to deploy and run critical business applications, such as ERP or CRM systems, on dedicated Azure virtual machines. Streamline operations by ensuring these applications have consistent access to the required platform features and capacity.
cloud-hosted applications, dedicated virtual machines, business continuity planning, IT infrastructure management
Support Development and Testing Environments
Streamline the setup and management of development and testing environments using Azure virtual machines. Automate the provisioning of consistent VM configurations, accelerating software development cycles and reducing deployment friction.
agile development, CI/CD pipelines, software testing, cloud development platforms
Ensure Data Processing and Analytics Capacity
Automate the deployment of virtual machines required for data processing and analytics workloads. Enable teams to access scalable computing resources for running complex queries and generating business insights without licensing concerns.
data warehousing, business intelligence, big data analytics, cloud data platforms
Key Features
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides cost predictability and uninterrupted service for three years, simplifying IT budgeting and planning.
Specific VM Size (DS11-1_V2)
Grants access to a defined level of compute and memory resources suitable for various business workloads.
Azure US North Central Region
Ensures data locality and potentially lower latency for users or systems within that geographic region.
Platform Licensing Entitlement
Confirms the legal right to use the Azure platform services associated with the specified VM configuration.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers a predictable operational expense model for accessing essential IT infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, compliant, and continuously available platforms for trading, risk management, and customer data processing, making reserved Azure VM capacity essential for operational stability and regulatory adherence.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and require reliable infrastructure for electronic health records (EHR) and medical imaging, necessitating compliant and consistently available virtual machines.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize Azure VMs for running production management software, supply chain logistics, and data analytics to optimize operations, requiring predictable performance and uptime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers manage confidential client data and require secure, reliable platforms for case management, document storage, and client communication systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'RI VM' stand for?
RI VM typically stands for Reserved Instance Virtual Machine. This often implies a commitment for a specific duration, like 3 years, in exchange for potentially better pricing or guaranteed capacity on the Azure platform.
What is the DS11-1_V2 VM size?
The DS11-1_V2 is a specific size within Microsoft Azure's virtual machine offerings, characterized by a certain number of vCPUs, RAM, and temporary storage. It is part of the D-series, optimized for general purpose workloads.
What is the billing model for this license?
This license is on a SUBSCRIPTION billing model, meaning you pay for the usage or entitlement over a defined period, in this case, 3 years.
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.