Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_H16M-USNORTHCENT-3Y/MO
This 3-year Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_H16M-USNORTHCENT subscription provides essential platform licensing for your business IT infrastructure, ensuring continued operation and feature access.
- License Term: A 3-year subscription commitment for predictable budgeting and uninterrupted service.
- Billing Model: Monthly subscription payments simplify cash flow management for your IT expenses.
- Platform Access: Unlocks specific Microsoft Azure virtual machine capabilities and features relevant to your deployment.
- Compliance and Operation: Ensures your virtual machine environment remains compliant and fully functional with access to necessary software updates and features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a 3-year subscription license for a specific Microsoft Azure virtual machine configuration, STANDARD_H16M, located in the US North Central region. It grants your organization the right to use the underlying platform software and features associated with this VM type for the duration of the term, ensuring you have the necessary entitlements for your operational workloads.
This license is designed for businesses that utilize Microsoft Azure for their core IT operations. It is suitable for IT Managers or IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to provision and manage virtual machines for applications, development, testing, or other business-critical functions, ensuring they meet licensing requirements and have access to the intended functionality.
- Subscription Licensing: Provides a 3-year term for predictable costs and continuous access to Microsoft Azure VM services.
- Specific VM Configuration: Entitles use of the STANDARD_H16M VM type, offering a defined set of compute and memory resources.
- Regional Deployment: Tied to the US North Central Azure region, ensuring data locality and performance for users in that geography.
- Feature Entitlement: Grants access to the software features and capabilities enabled by this specific Azure VM platform.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain licensing compliance for your Azure virtual machine deployments.
Secure your essential Microsoft Azure VM licensing with this 3-year subscription, providing predictable costs and uninterrupted access for your business operations.
What This Enables
Enable Scalable Application Hosting
Enable teams to deploy and run business-critical applications on a dedicated Azure virtual machine. Streamline application delivery by ensuring the underlying platform has the necessary licensing for sustained performance and feature access.
cloud-hosted applications, multi-tier architectures, development and testing environments, production workloads
Support Data Processing Workloads
Streamline data processing tasks by utilizing a properly licensed Azure virtual machine. Automate data ingestion, analysis, or reporting functions with the assurance of continuous platform availability and feature set.
data analytics platforms, business intelligence tools, batch processing systems, database hosting
Facilitate Development and Testing
Enable development teams to provision and utilize Azure virtual machines for coding, building, and testing new software features. Automate the setup of consistent development environments with the correct licensing.
software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, application prototyping, sandbox environments
Key Features
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term cost predictability and uninterrupted service for your Azure VM.
STANDARD_H16M VM Type
Offers a specific balance of compute and memory resources suitable for a range of business applications.
US North Central Azure Region
Ensures data locality and potentially lower latency for users and systems within this geographic area.
Microsoft Platform Licensing
Guarantees compliance and access to the full feature set of the designated Azure VM platform.
Monthly Billing
Simplifies budgeting and cash flow management for your cloud infrastructure expenses.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, compliant, and continuously available IT infrastructure to handle sensitive data and transactions, making licensed Azure VMs essential for their operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict compliance with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure and properly licensed platforms for patient data management and operational systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often rely on specialized software for operations, design, and supply chain management, requiring stable and licensed virtual machine environments for these critical applications.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and require reliable, secure, and compliant IT systems to support their practice management and client services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'RI VM' stand for?
RI VM typically refers to 'Reserved Instance Virtual Machine'. This often implies a commitment to use a specific VM type for a set duration, which can lead to cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
What is the billing model for this subscription?
This is a subscription-based license with monthly billing over a 3-year term. This allows for predictable operational expenses for your Azure VM.
What hardware or platform does this license apply to?
This license applies to a specific Microsoft Azure virtual machine configuration, the STANDARD_H16M, deployed within the US North Central Azure region.
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.