Reserved VM Instance Standard_B2ats_v2
Secure a Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for your business operations, guaranteeing capacity and predictable costs for your critical workloads over a 1-year term.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in pricing for your virtual machines, avoiding unexpected spikes in cloud spend.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve compute resources in the US Central region, ensuring availability for your essential applications.
- Optimized Performance: Maintain consistent performance levels for your workloads with dedicated resources.
- Simplified Management: Streamline cloud resource allocation and budgeting with a clear, subscription-based commitment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance, specifically the Standard_B2ats_v2 type in the US Central region for a 1-year term, provides a commitment to reserve specific virtual machine capacity. It ensures that your chosen compute resources are available when you need them, offering a predictable cost structure and consistent performance for your business-critical applications.
This offering is designed for SMB and mid-market companies that utilize Microsoft Azure for their IT infrastructure. It is ideal for IT Managers or IT Professionals who need to manage cloud spending effectively while ensuring the availability and performance of their applications, fitting seamlessly into existing Azure deployments.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from discounted pricing compared to pay-as-you-go rates by committing to a 1-year reservation.
- Resource Availability: Guarantee that the Standard_B2ats_v2 VM instance type is available in the US Central region for your deployment.
- Performance Consistency: Ensure your applications run reliably with dedicated compute capacity.
- Budget Predictability: Simplify financial planning with fixed costs for your reserved virtual machines.
- Compliance Support: Maintain operational continuity for applications that require consistent uptime and resource allocation.
This reserved instance is the ideal solution for businesses seeking to optimize their Azure spending and ensure reliable performance for their essential workloads.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to guarantee the availability and performance of critical business applications by reserving specific compute resources. This ensures that essential workloads run without interruption, regardless of fluctuating demand.
cloud-based applications, business-critical systems, production environments, predictable workloads
Optimize Cloud Budgeting
Streamline financial planning and reduce operational expenses by locking in discounted pricing for virtual machines. This provides a clear and predictable cost structure for your cloud infrastructure.
cost-conscious IT departments, financial forecasting, long-term cloud strategy, subscription management
Maintain Operational Continuity
Automate the reservation of compute capacity to ensure continuous operation for services that require consistent uptime. This mitigates risks associated with resource contention and unexpected cost increases.
essential business services, regulatory compliance needs, high-availability requirements, ongoing operations
Key Features
Standard_B2ats_v2 Instance Type
Provides a cost-effective balance of compute and memory for a variety of general-purpose workloads.
US Central Region
Ensures low latency and high availability for users and applications located in or serving the central United States.
1-Year Commitment Term
Offers significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for a predictable duration.
Microsoft Subscription Billing
Integrates seamlessly with your existing Microsoft billing and account management for simplified administration.
Reserved Capacity
Guarantees that the specified VM instance type will be available when you need it, preventing resource contention.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require consistent performance and availability for trading platforms, customer portals, and risk management systems, making reserved instances crucial for predictable operational costs and uptime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers rely on secure and consistently available systems for patient records, telehealth services, and diagnostic applications, where operational continuity is paramount and subject to strict regulatory requirements.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use cloud resources for production monitoring, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, demanding reliable performance and cost predictability to maintain efficient operations.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations depend on secure, always-on access to case management, document storage, and client communication tools, where uninterrupted service is critical for client delivery.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use a specific type of virtual machine 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 is this reserved instance for?
This reserved instance is ideal for businesses that have predictable workloads and want to optimize their cloud spending on Microsoft Azure. It is suitable for SMBs and mid-market companies looking for cost savings and guaranteed resource availability.
How does this differ from a pay-as-you-go VM?
With pay-as-you-go, you pay a standard rate for the VM usage, which can fluctuate. A reserved instance locks in a lower rate for a commitment period, ensuring consistent costs and guaranteed capacity, even during peak demand.
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.