Reserved VM Instance Standard_B8as_v2
Secure a Microsoft Azure Standard_B8as_v2 VM instance in US East for a 3-year term to ensure predictable performance and cost savings for your critical business applications.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from significantly reduced rates compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee availability and performance for your essential applications and services.
- Budget Predictability: Lock in pricing for three years, eliminating unexpected fluctuations in cloud spend.
- Simplified Management: Easily manage your reserved capacity within your Azure environment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reserved virtual machine instance of the Microsoft Azure Standard_B8as_v2 type, located in the US East region, for a commitment of three years. It is designed to offer a cost-effective and predictable solution for businesses running consistent workloads on Azure.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this reserved instance is suited for organizations that have stable, long-term compute needs. It integrates directly into the Azure cloud environment, allowing for seamless deployment and management alongside other Azure services.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in a fixed price for your VM compute capacity over a three-year term.
- Optimized Performance: Ensure consistent and reliable performance for your applications.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly fits within your existing Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
- Cost Efficiency: Achieve substantial savings compared to on-demand VM pricing.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees that the specified VM capacity is available when you need it.
Secure your Azure compute resources with a reserved instance, providing cost certainty and performance for your business-critical applications.
What This Enables
Enable Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to run critical business applications, such as CRM or ERP systems, with guaranteed performance and availability. Streamline operations by ensuring that essential services remain accessible and responsive to user demands.
dedicated servers, virtualized environments, cloud-hosted applications, business-critical systems
Cost Optimization for Stable Workloads
Streamline cloud expenditure by committing to a 3-year term for VMs with predictable usage. Automate cost savings by securing discounted rates that significantly reduce the total cost of ownership for long-term deployments.
long-term projects, stable development environments, consistent production workloads, predictable compute needs
Resource Reservation for Development and Testing
Enable development and testing teams to have dedicated, reliable VM resources available on demand. Automate the provisioning process for consistent testing environments, reducing setup time and ensuring test integrity.
agile development workflows, continuous integration pipelines, dedicated testing environments, staging servers
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Lock in current pricing for three years, providing significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates and protecting against future price increases.
Standard_B8as_v2 VM Series
Utilize a cost-effective VM series suitable for a variety of general-purpose workloads, balancing compute, memory, and network resources.
US East Region
Deploy your VM in a geographically strategic location to minimize latency for your end-users and comply with data residency requirements.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantees that the specified VM capacity is available in the chosen region, ensuring your applications can run without interruption.
Azure Integration
Seamlessly integrates with your existing Microsoft Azure environment, allowing for unified management and billing.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require predictable costs and consistent performance for trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer-facing applications, making reserved instances a cost-effective choice.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run essential operational systems, such as ERP or SCADA, that require stable, always-on compute resources, benefiting from the cost predictability and guaranteed capacity of reserved instances.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable infrastructure for patient management systems and data analytics, where consistent performance and cost control are critical for operational efficiency and compliance.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers rely on core business applications for case management and client services that benefit from the cost savings and performance assurance of reserved VM capacity.
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 best suited for?
This reserved instance is ideal for businesses with stable, predictable workloads that will run continuously for the duration of the commitment. It helps optimize costs for applications like web servers, databases, or line-of-business applications that do not experience significant fluctuations in demand.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchasing a reservation?
Azure offers flexibility to exchange or cancel reservations under certain conditions, though terms and conditions apply. It is recommended to carefully plan your VM size and region requirements before purchase to maximize savings.
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.