Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_DS14_V2-USNORTHCENT-1Y Subscription
This Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_DS14_V2-USNORTHCENT-1Y subscription provides one year of access to a powerful virtual machine environment for your business applications.
- License Term: Annual subscription ensuring continuous access to virtual machine resources.
- Platform Access: Grants rights to utilize the specified Microsoft Azure virtual machine instance.
- Compliance: Helps maintain licensing compliance for your deployed virtualized workloads.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks the full capabilities and performance of the STANDARD_DS14_V2 instance.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is an annual subscription license for a Microsoft Azure virtual machine, specifically the STANDARD_DS14_V2 instance located in the US North Central region. It provides the necessary entitlements to operate this powerful virtual machine for your business-critical applications and workloads.
This license is designed for businesses that require dedicated virtual machine capacity for their own operations, such as IT Managers overseeing infrastructure, IT Professionals managing application hosting, or Business Owners needing reliable computing resources. It fits into your existing Azure environment or as part of a new deployment, ensuring you have the authorized access to the specified hardware and software capabilities.
- Annual Subscription: Provides a full year of licensed access to the virtual machine.
- Specific Instance: Entitles use of the STANDARD_DS14_V2 virtual machine in US North Central.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your use of the Azure VM adheres to Microsoft's licensing terms.
- Performance Access: Grants the right to utilize the full compute and memory resources of the DS14_V2.
- Business Continuity: Supports the ongoing operation of applications hosted on this virtual machine.
Secure your business operations with a compliant and authorized Microsoft Azure virtual machine subscription, offering predictable costs and essential performance.
What This Enables
Enable Business-Critical Application Hosting
Enable teams to deploy and run essential business applications on a dedicated and licensed Microsoft Azure virtual machine. Streamline operations by ensuring continuous availability and performance for your core software.
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 a licensed STANDARD_DS14_V2 virtual machine. Automate the provisioning of consistent environments to accelerate software delivery cycles.
software development lifecycle, testing and QA processes, cloud development platforms, IT resource allocation
Maintain Licensing Compliance in Azure
Automate the process of ensuring your Microsoft Azure virtual machine usage is fully compliant with licensing requirements. Protect your organization from potential audits and penalties by securing authorized access to Azure resources.
cloud governance, IT asset management, regulatory compliance, Azure resource management
Key Features
Annual Subscription Term
Provides a full year of licensed access to the virtual machine, ensuring predictable costs and continuous operation.
STANDARD_DS14_V2 Instance
Grants the right to utilize a powerful virtual machine with significant CPU and memory for demanding workloads.
US North Central Region
Ensures the virtual machine is deployed in a specific, compliant geographic location for your business needs.
Microsoft Licensing
Guarantees compliance with Microsoft's terms of service, avoiding potential legal or financial risks.
Platform Access
Unlocks the full capabilities of the specified Azure VM, allowing for optimal application performance.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, compliant, and highly available infrastructure to manage sensitive data and critical trading or policy administration applications, often necessitating specific Azure VM configurations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, demanding secure and compliant cloud environments for patient records and medical applications, making licensed VM access essential.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run complex ERP, SCADA, or IoT platforms that require dedicated, high-performance virtual machines for operational efficiency and data processing, benefiting from the reliability of licensed Azure resources.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client data and require secure, reliable systems for case management and document processing, making licensed virtual machines a key component of their IT strategy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved Instance (RI) VM subscription?
A Reserved Instance (RI) VM subscription is a commitment to use a specific virtual machine type in a particular region for a set term, typically one or three years. This often provides a cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for predictable workloads.
What does STANDARD_DS14_V2 mean?
STANDARD_DS14_V2 refers to a specific series and size of virtual machine offered by Microsoft Azure. The 'DS' series typically indicates a balance of compute and storage, and '14' denotes the size within that series, offering a certain number of vCPUs and memory.
Is this license transferable?
Microsoft's Azure Reserved Instance terms govern transferability. Generally, RIs are tied to the subscription and region they are purchased for and may have specific conditions for modification or cancellation.
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.