Reserved VM Instance Standard_B4als_v2 SE Central 1 Year
Secure a Microsoft Standard_B4als_v2 VM instance in SE Central for one year, guaranteeing consistent performance and predictable costs for your critical business applications.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in pricing for your VM instance over a 1-year term, avoiding unexpected fluctuations.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserve compute capacity in the SE Central region, ensuring availability for your workloads.
- Optimized Performance: Utilize the Standard_B4als_v2 series for memory-intensive workloads requiring balanced CPU and memory.
- Simplified Management: Streamline your cloud resource procurement with a single, annual subscription.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reserved virtual machine instance of the Microsoft Standard_B4als_v2 series, located in the SE Central region, for a commitment of one year. It ensures dedicated compute resources are available for your specific workloads, offering a cost-effective solution for sustained operations.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who require consistent performance for their business-critical applications. It integrates directly into your existing Microsoft Azure environment, providing a predictable foundation for your cloud infrastructure.
- Cost Savings: Achieve significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing by committing to a 1-year term.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee the availability of compute resources for your essential applications.
- Capacity Planning: Secure necessary VM capacity in advance, simplifying resource management.
- Specific VM Series: Access the Standard_B4als_v2 series, optimized for memory-intensive tasks.
- Regional Availability: Deploy your instance in the SE Central region for proximity and latency benefits.
Ensure cost efficiency and reliable performance for your essential business applications with this 1-year reserved VM instance.
What This Enables
Enable Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to ensure their critical business applications maintain optimal performance levels throughout the year. Streamline operations by eliminating performance bottlenecks associated with fluctuating cloud resource availability.
cloud-hosted applications, business-critical services, predictable workload environments, long-term deployments
Optimize Cloud Spend Predictably
Streamline cloud budgeting by locking in compute costs for a 1-year term, avoiding the variability of pay-as-you-go pricing. Automate cost management for essential workloads, ensuring financial predictability.
budget-conscious operations, financial planning, long-term IT strategy, cost-sensitive SMBs
Guarantee Resource Availability
Automate the reservation of essential compute capacity, protecting against unexpected resource contention or unavailability. Protect business continuity by ensuring critical systems have dedicated resources.
high-availability requirements, mission-critical systems, disaster recovery planning, business continuity
Key Features
1-Year Commitment Term
Achieve significant cost savings compared to on-demand pricing by committing to a fixed duration.
Standard_B4als_v2 VM Series
Utilize a VM series optimized for memory-intensive workloads, providing a balanced compute and memory profile.
SE Central Region Deployment
Deploy your instance in a specific geographic region to meet latency or data residency requirements.
Guaranteed Compute Capacity
Ensure that the necessary computing resources are always available for your critical applications.
Subscription Billing
Simplify financial management with a predictable, annual billing cycle for your reserved instance.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and predictable performance for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances a cost-effective solution for sustained operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable access to patient data systems, diagnostic tools, and administrative platforms, where consistent performance and predictable costs are critical for operational efficiency and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run complex ERP systems, supply chain management software, and IoT data processing, benefiting from reserved capacity to ensure these critical operational systems remain available and performant.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers rely on secure and consistently available case management, document management, and client communication systems, where predictable IT costs are essential for profitability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use a specific type of virtual machine for a set period, typically one or three years. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
Who is the Standard_B4als_v2 VM series best suited for?
The Standard_B4als_v2 series is ideal for memory-intensive workloads that require a good balance between CPU and memory. This includes applications like in-memory databases, analytics platforms, and certain development or testing environments.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchasing a reservation?
Generally, changing the VM size or region of a reserved instance is not directly supported. However, Microsoft offers some flexibility, and it's advisable to consult their documentation or support for specific options related to reservation modifications or exchanges.
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.