Microsoft STANDARD_D3_V2 VM Compute Hours
Secure essential Microsoft Azure D3_V2 VM compute hours for your US West region cloud infrastructure, ensuring operational continuity and scalability.
- Compute Capacity: Access to virtual machine processing power for running applications and workloads.
- Scalability: Dynamically adjust computing resources to meet fluctuating business demands.
- Geographic Focus: Optimized performance and reduced latency for applications hosted in the US West region.
- Cost Efficiency: Pay-as-you-go model for virtual machine usage, aligning costs with actual consumption.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides compute hours for Microsoft Azure's STANDARD_D3_V2 virtual machine series, specifically provisioned for the US West region. It grants access to the processing power and memory required to run a wide range of business applications and services within the Azure cloud environment.
Businesses utilizing Microsoft Azure for their IT infrastructure can procure these compute hours to power their virtual machines. This is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals needing to ensure their applications have sufficient resources, maintain performance levels, and manage cloud spending effectively within their organization's own operational network.
- On-Demand Compute: Provision and utilize virtual machine processing power as needed.
- Flexible Scaling: Easily scale compute resources up or down based on application performance requirements.
- Regional Optimization: Deploy workloads in the US West region for enhanced performance and connectivity.
- Subscription Billing: Benefit from a predictable subscription-based billing model for compute usage.
- Azure Ecosystem Integration: Seamlessly integrate with other Microsoft Azure services for a unified cloud strategy.
Empower your business with the reliable and scalable compute resources of Microsoft Azure D3_V2 VMs, tailored for your operational needs in the US West region.
What This Enables
Enable scalable application hosting
Enable teams to deploy and run business-critical applications on a scalable cloud platform. Ensure consistent performance and availability for end-users accessing these applications.
cloud-native applications, virtual desktop infrastructure, web application hosting, data processing workloads
Streamline development and testing environments
Streamline the creation and management of development and testing environments for software projects. Provide developers with the necessary compute resources for rapid iteration and deployment.
agile development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, software testing cycles, application prototyping
Automate resource provisioning for peak loads
Automate the provisioning of additional compute resources during peak operational periods. Ensure business continuity and customer satisfaction by meeting demand without manual intervention.
seasonal business fluctuations, marketing campaign launches, high-traffic web services, event-driven workloads
Key Features
Intel® Xeon® E5 v3, v4 or newer processors
Experience high performance for compute-intensive workloads, ensuring applications run efficiently.
Up to 28 GiB RAM
Sufficient memory capacity to support complex applications and handle large datasets.
Premium SSD storage support
Benefit from fast I/O operations for applications requiring low latency storage access.
Azure US West region deployment
Achieve optimized network performance and compliance for users and data located in the western United States.
Pay-as-you-go compute hours
Control cloud spending by paying only for the compute resources your virtual machines actively consume.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require high-performance computing for trading platforms, risk analysis, and secure data processing, benefiting from the D3_V2's balance of resources and regional proximity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use cloud resources for operational technology applications, supply chain management, and data analytics, where consistent compute availability is critical for production continuity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable compute for electronic health records, medical imaging analysis, and research, often requiring specific data residency and performance SLAs.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses utilize cloud compute for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, customer relationship management, and e-commerce platforms that demand scalability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a STANDARD_D3_V2 VM series?
The D3_V2 series in Microsoft Azure is optimized for general-purpose computing, offering a balance of compute, memory, and storage performance. It is suitable for a wide range of business applications and workloads.
What does 'compute hours' mean in this context?
Compute hours refer to the amount of processing time your virtual machine utilizes. This offering allows you to purchase blocks of time that your D3_V2 VM can run on Azure's infrastructure.
Why is the US West region specified?
Specifying the US West region ensures that your virtual machines are hosted in a data center geographically closer to your end-users or other services in that area, potentially reducing latency and improving performance.
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.