Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_DS12-USNORTHCENT-1Y
This Microsoft licensing provides access to virtual machine resources for your business operations, ensuring continued access to essential software capabilities for one year.
- License Term: Annual subscription providing access to specified virtual machine resources.
- Platform Access: Enables the use of Microsoft's virtual machine infrastructure for your business applications.
- Compliance: Ensures you are properly licensed for the virtual machine capacity you utilize.
- Feature Entitlement: Unlocks the full functionality of the licensed virtual machine tier.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a one-year subscription license for Microsoft's Standard DS12 virtual machine tier, specifically for the US North Central region. It grants your organization the right to utilize these virtual machine resources, ensuring you have the necessary capacity and features for your business applications and workloads.
This license is designed for businesses, including SMBs and mid-market companies, that rely on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure for their IT operations. It fits into environments requiring dedicated virtual machine capacity for hosting applications, databases, or development and testing environments, ensuring operational continuity and feature access.
- Annual Subscription: Provides a clear one-year commitment for virtual machine resource access.
- Specific VM Tier: Grants access to the Standard DS12 virtual machine configuration.
- Regional Deployment: Optimized for deployment within the US North Central Azure region.
- Compliance Assurance: Validates your usage of Microsoft virtual machine services.
- Feature Unlock: Enables all capabilities associated with the DS12 VM tier.
Secure your business's access to essential virtual machine resources with this annual Microsoft license, offering predictable costs and full feature entitlement.
What This Enables
Enable Business Application Hosting
Enable teams to host critical business applications, such as ERP systems or custom-built software, on dedicated virtual machines. This ensures reliable performance and availability for core business functions.
on-premises infrastructure, cloud-hosted applications, hybrid cloud environments, dedicated server deployments
Support Development and Testing Environments
Streamline the creation and management of development and testing environments using standardized virtual machine configurations. This accelerates software development cycles and reduces time to market for new features.
agile development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, software development teams, application testing cycles
Ensure Database Performance and Availability
Automate the provisioning of virtual machines optimized for database workloads, ensuring high performance and availability for critical data. This supports efficient data management and retrieval for business intelligence.
relational database hosting, data warehousing, business intelligence platforms, mission-critical databases
Key Features
Annual Subscription Term
Provides predictable budgeting and ensures continuous access to virtual machine resources for a full year.
Standard DS12 VM Tier
Offers a balanced configuration of CPU, memory, and storage suitable for a wide range of business workloads.
US North Central Region Specific
Optimizes performance and latency for businesses operating within or serving users in this geographic area.
Microsoft Licensing Compliance
Guarantees that your use of Azure virtual machines is properly licensed, avoiding potential legal and financial risks.
Full Feature Access
Unlocks all the capabilities and performance characteristics associated with the DS12 virtual machine tier.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, compliant, and highly available infrastructure to manage sensitive data and critical trading or transactional applications, making dedicated VM resources essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure and compliant 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.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often use IT systems for operational technology integration, supply chain management, and data analytics, requiring scalable and performant virtual machine resources.
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 set term, typically one year. It ensures you have the capacity and are properly licensed for your chosen VM configuration.
What does STANDARD_DS12 mean?
STANDARD_DS12 refers to a specific tier of virtual machine offered by Microsoft Azure. It indicates a particular balance of CPU cores, RAM, and potentially other resources designed for general-purpose workloads.
What is the billing model for this license?
This license operates on a subscription billing model, meaning you pay for the one-year term upfront or in installments as agreed upon, ensuring continuous access to the virtual machine resources.
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.