Microsoft Standard_D8s_v5 Reserved VM Instance, EU West, 3 Years
Commit to a Microsoft Standard_D8s_v5 Reserved VM Instance in EU West for 3 years to significantly reduce your Azure compute costs.
- Cost Savings: Achieve substantial discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for predictable workloads.
- Performance: Utilize the Standard_D8s_v5 VM series, optimized for general-purpose compute needs.
- Location Specific: Instance deployed in the EU West region, ensuring data residency and low latency for European operations.
- Commitment Term: Lock in pricing for a 3-year term, providing budget certainty for long-term projects.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a Microsoft Azure Reserved VM Instance for the Standard_D8s_v5 series, located in the EU West region, with a commitment term of 3 years. By reserving capacity in advance, you gain significant cost savings on your Azure compute resources compared to pay-as-you-go rates. This is ideal for steady-state workloads where performance and predictable costs are paramount.
The Standard_D8s_v5 VM series offers a balance of compute, memory, and storage, making it suitable for a wide range of business applications. This reservation is designed for organizations that use Azure for their core operations, such as hosting business applications, development and testing environments, or data analytics platforms, and require consistent performance and cost management.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in a fixed price for 3 years, eliminating budget uncertainty for compute costs.
- Optimized Performance: Access the Standard_D8s_v5 VM series, featuring Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) processors.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees compute capacity in the selected Azure region (EU West).
- Cost Efficiency: Reduces overall Azure spending for consistent and long-term workloads.
- Simplified Management: Integrates directly into your Azure environment with no additional management layers.
Optimize your Azure cloud spend and ensure consistent performance by reserving your Standard_D8s_v5 VM capacity for the next three years.
What This Enables
Reduce Azure compute costs for steady workloads
Enable teams to significantly lower their monthly Azure spending by committing to a 3-year reservation for the Standard_D8s_v5 VM series. This provides predictable costs and budget certainty for essential business operations.
Dedicated application hosting, predictable batch processing, development and testing environments
Guarantee compute capacity in EU West
Ensure consistent availability and performance of critical applications by reserving compute capacity in the EU West region. This prevents potential resource contention and supports low-latency access for European users.
Customer-facing web applications, internal business systems, data analytics platforms
Optimize for general-purpose compute needs
Streamline operations by utilizing the Standard_D8s_v5 VM series, which offers a balanced mix of compute, memory, and storage. This instance type is well-suited for a wide array of common business computing tasks.
Database hosting, mid-tier application servers, virtual desktop infrastructure
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Lock in significant discounts and achieve predictable budgeting for your Azure compute costs over an extended period.
Standard_D8s_v5 VM Series
Benefit from a versatile VM series offering a balance of compute, memory, and storage suitable for a wide range of general-purpose workloads.
EU West Region Deployment
Ensure data residency compliance and low latency for users and applications operating within Europe.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee the availability of compute resources, ensuring your critical applications can run without interruption.
Azure Integration
Seamlessly integrate the reserved instance into your existing Azure environment without complex setup or additional management tools.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require stable, secure, and cost-effective IT infrastructure to run core banking, trading, and insurance applications with predictable performance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on consistent IT operations for production management, supply chain logistics, and data analysis, benefiting from predictable cloud costs.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers need reliable systems for client data management, case management, and document processing, where budget certainty is key.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses use cloud resources for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer relationship management, benefiting from stable pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use specific Azure virtual machine types in a particular region for a set term (1 or 3 years) in exchange for a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. It guarantees capacity and reduces costs for steady-state workloads.
How does this save my business money?
By committing to a 3-year term, you receive a substantial discount on the hourly rate for the Standard_D8s_v5 VM in the EU West region. This reduces your overall Azure compute expenditure for predictable workloads.
Can I change the VM size or region later?
Azure Reserved Instances can be exchanged or cancelled with limitations. It is recommended to carefully plan your VM size and region requirements before purchase to maximize cost savings and avoid potential penalties.
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.