Reserved VM Instance Standard_D16s_v5
Commit to a 3-year Reserved VM Instance for the Standard_D16s_v5 in US West 2 to lock in significant savings and guarantee compute capacity for your essential applications.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing over the 3-year term.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantee compute capacity in the specified region and availability zone for predictable performance.
- Budget Predictability: Lock in pricing for three years, simplifying financial planning and cloud cost management.
- Simplified Management: Easily manage your reservations through the Azure portal, ensuring continuous coverage.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 3-year commitment for a Microsoft Azure Standard_D16s_v5 Virtual Machine instance in the US West 2 region. By reserving capacity in advance, businesses can achieve substantial cost reductions compared to on-demand pricing while ensuring their critical workloads have guaranteed compute resources available when needed.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who are running stable, predictable workloads on Azure. It fits within existing Azure environments, providing a cost-effective way to manage ongoing compute needs for applications that require consistent performance and availability.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in your VM costs for three years, shielding your budget from market fluctuations.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Ensure your chosen VM size is available when you need it in your selected Azure region.
- Significant Savings: Benefit from reduced rates for committing to a longer-term usage plan.
- Flexible Management: Easily view, manage, and modify your reservations through the Azure portal.
- Optimized Resource Utilization: Align your cloud spend with your actual compute requirements for critical applications.
Secure your Azure compute resources and optimize your cloud budget with a 3-year Reserved VM Instance, offering predictable costs and guaranteed capacity for your business-critical applications.
What This Enables
Enable predictable costs for stable Azure workloads
Enable teams to secure significant cost savings by committing to a 3-year term for their Standard_D16s_v5 VM instances. This ensures predictable monthly expenses and protects against future price increases for essential compute resources.
production workloads, stable application environments, long-term cloud deployments, cost optimization initiatives
Guarantee compute capacity for critical applications
Streamline operations by ensuring that the required Standard_D16s_v5 compute capacity is always available in the US West 2 region. This prevents performance degradation or service interruptions due to resource contention during peak usage periods.
business-critical applications, high-availability requirements, predictable resource demand, Azure infrastructure
Simplify cloud financial management
Automate budget forecasting and reduce financial surprises by locking in the price for your Azure VM instances for a full three years. This provides a clear and stable cost baseline for your cloud operations.
budget-conscious organizations, financial planning, ongoing cloud operations, IT cost control
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, significantly reducing your overall cloud expenditure over the commitment period.
Standard_D16s_v5 Instance Type
Utilize a versatile VM size suitable for a wide range of enterprise applications, including web servers, small to medium databases, and development/test environments.
US West 2 Region
Deploy your workloads in a geographically strategic location to minimize latency for your end-users in the western United States.
Capacity Reservation
Ensure that the compute capacity you need is always available, preventing performance bottlenecks and service disruptions for your critical applications.
Azure Portal Management
Easily manage your reservations, track usage, and make necessary adjustments through a centralized and intuitive interface.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require predictable costs and guaranteed performance for critical trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer-facing applications to meet strict operational and compliance demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable and cost-effective compute for electronic health records (EHR), patient portals, and research applications, often requiring long-term resource commitments to manage sensitive data.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize Azure for operational technology (OT) integration, supply chain management, and production analytics, benefiting from predictable costs for consistent workload performance.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies rely on stable and secure cloud environments for case management, document storage, and client collaboration, where predictable IT expenses are crucial.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance allows you to pre-purchase compute capacity for specific Azure VM types in a particular region for a 1-year or 3-year term. This significantly reduces your costs compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does a Reserved VM Instance save money?
By committing to a longer term, you receive a discount on the hourly rate for the VM. This discount is applied automatically to matching running instances in your subscription.
Can I change the VM size or region after purchase?
While you cannot change the VM size or region of an existing reservation, Azure offers a reservation exchange option. This allows you to exchange your reservation for another, subject to certain terms and conditions.
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.