Microsoft Standard_D2s_v5 Reserved VM Instance, 1 Year, AP Southeast
Secure predictable cloud costs and guaranteed resource availability for your critical applications with a 1-year Microsoft Standard_D2s_v5 Reserved VM Instance in AP Southeast.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for consistent workloads.
- Resource Guarantee: Ensure your Standard_D2s_v5 VM is always available in the AP Southeast region.
- Predictable Budgeting: Simplify financial planning with fixed costs for your cloud infrastructure.
- Performance Assurance: Maintain consistent performance for your business-critical applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 1-year reservation for a Microsoft Azure Standard_D2s_v5 Virtual Machine instance located in the AP Southeast region. By committing to a reservation, you gain significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring your compute resources are available when you need them.
Ideal for businesses with stable and predictable compute needs, this reservation helps manage cloud spend effectively. It is designed for organizations that require consistent performance for their applications, such as web servers, development/test environments, or small to medium databases, without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Instance Type: Standard_D2s_v5, offering a balance of compute, memory, and storage.
- Region: AP Southeast, ensuring low latency for users in that geographical area.
- Commitment Term: 1 Year, providing a fixed duration for cost predictability.
- Billing Model: Subscription based, with upfront or monthly payment options available.
- Cost Optimization: Significant savings over on-demand pricing for sustained workloads.
Optimize your cloud expenditure and ensure consistent performance for your essential business applications with this reserved instance commitment.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to maintain stable and predictable performance for business-critical applications. This reservation guarantees compute capacity, preventing performance bottlenecks during peak usage periods.
production workloads, web servers, line-of-business applications, always-on services
Optimize Cloud Spend for Steady Workloads
Streamline cloud cost management by locking in lower prices for predictable compute needs. This reduces overall expenditure compared to pay-as-you-go rates for sustained operations.
development and testing environments, internal tools, predictable batch processing
Guarantee Resource Availability
Automate the assurance of compute resource availability in the AP Southeast region. This eliminates the risk of encountering capacity limitations when deploying or scaling essential services.
mission-critical systems, customer-facing portals, data processing pipelines
Key Features
1-Year Commitment Term
Locks in discounted pricing for a predictable duration, reducing overall cloud expenditure.
Standard_D2s_v5 Instance Type
Provides a balanced configuration of compute, memory, and storage suitable for a wide range of business applications.
AP Southeast Region
Ensures low latency and optimal performance for end-users and operations within the Asia Pacific region.
Subscription Billing
Offers a clear and manageable billing structure for easier financial oversight and planning.
Cost Savings
Achieve significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for consistent and predictable workloads.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stable, secure, and cost-effective cloud resources for trading platforms, customer portals, and data analytics, making reserved instances ideal for predictable workloads.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run consistent operational software, ERP systems, and IoT data processing that benefit from guaranteed availability and predictable costs provided by reserved instances.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups utilize cloud services for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing applications that require consistent performance and predictable operational costs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need reliable infrastructure for patient management systems, electronic health records, and research applications, where consistent performance and cost predictability are crucial.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use a specific VM instance type in a particular region for a set term, typically 1 or 3 years. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
Who should purchase a Reserved VM Instance?
Organizations with stable and predictable compute needs that plan to run workloads on Azure for an extended period are ideal candidates. This helps optimize cloud spending and ensures resource availability.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
While the instance type and region are fixed for the reservation term, Azure offers flexibility through reservation exchanges or modifications under certain conditions. Consult Azure documentation for the latest policies.
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.