Microsoft RI VM STANDARD_M64MS-USNORTHCENT-3Y/MO
This 3-year Microsoft RI VM Standard subscription provides essential licensing for your virtual machine infrastructure, ensuring continued operation and feature access.
- License Term: Provides 3 years of continuous access to Microsoft's virtual machine platform features.
- Platform Access: Unlocks the capabilities of Microsoft's Standard VM offerings for your business workloads.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your organization is properly licensed for its virtualized computing environment.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees uninterrupted use of critical virtual machine services for your business.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for Microsoft's Standard Virtual Machine (VM) offering, specifically for the US North Central region. It grants your organization the right to deploy and operate virtual machines under Microsoft's licensing program, ensuring access to core VM functionalities and features for the duration of the term.
This license is designed for businesses that utilize Microsoft Azure or other Microsoft virtualization platforms for their own IT operations. It is suitable for IT Managers or IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage and maintain their virtualized server environments, ensuring compliance and access to necessary computing resources.
- 3-Year Subscription: Lock in licensing for three years, simplifying budget and ensuring long-term access.
- Standard VM Capabilities: Access the features and performance levels defined for Microsoft's Standard VM series.
- Regional Specificity: Licensed for deployment within the US North Central region, optimizing performance and compliance.
- Compliance Management: Avoid licensing risks and ensure your virtual machine usage adheres to Microsoft's terms.
- Cost Predictability: A fixed subscription term provides predictable IT expenditure for virtualized resources.
Secure your organization's virtual machine licensing with this 3-year Microsoft Standard subscription, offering predictable costs and essential capabilities for your business.
What This Enables
Enable Business-Critical Application Hosting
Enable teams to host essential business applications, such as CRM, ERP, or custom-built software, on reliable virtual machines. Streamline operations by ensuring these applications have the necessary licensing for continuous availability and performance.
on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud deployments, private cloud infrastructure
Support Development and Testing Environments
Streamline the creation and management of development and testing environments using licensed Microsoft VMs. Automate the provisioning of sandboxed resources, accelerating software development cycles and reducing time to market.
agile development workflows, DevOps pipelines, application lifecycle management
Ensure Regulatory Compliance for Data Processing
Automate compliance with data processing regulations by utilizing properly licensed virtual machines for sensitive workloads. Enable teams to meet industry-specific mandates and audit requirements with confidence in their infrastructure's licensing status.
data-intensive workloads, secure data handling, compliance-driven IT strategy
Key Features
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term cost predictability and avoids frequent renewal cycles for your virtual machine licensing.
Microsoft Standard VM Series
Grants access to the core features and performance characteristics of Microsoft's Standard VM offerings for general business use.
US North Central Region Specific
Optimizes performance and potentially reduces latency for businesses operating within or serving that geographic area.
Platform Licensing
Ensures your organization is legally entitled to use Microsoft's virtualization technology for its own IT operations.
Subscription Billing
Allows for predictable operational expenses rather than large upfront capital expenditures for software licenses.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, compliant, and continuously available IT infrastructure to handle sensitive data and transactions, making licensed virtual machines essential for their operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure and properly licensed platforms for patient data management and critical healthcare applications.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on stable IT systems for production management, supply chain logistics, and operational efficiency, often utilizing virtual machines for core business applications.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle confidential client information and require reliable, secure, and compliant IT environments to support their practice operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft RI VM license?
An RI VM license, or Reservation Instance Virtual Machine license, is a commitment to use a specific type of virtual machine on Microsoft's platform for a set term, typically in exchange for a lower price compared to pay-as-you-go options. This specific SKU is for a Standard VM series with a 3-year term.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is intended for businesses, specifically SMB and mid-market companies, that use IT for their own operations and need to license Microsoft virtual machines. It is not for resellers or other IT service providers.
What does 'STANDARD_M64MS-USNORTHCENT-3Y/MO' mean?
This code indicates the VM size (M64MS), the license type (Standard), the region (US North Central), and the term (3 Years). The '/MO' likely refers to a monthly billing component within the 3-year commitment.
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.