Reserved VM Instance Standard_D2as_v4
Secure a Standard_D2as_v4 Azure virtual machine instance in the JA East region for a full year, ensuring predictable performance and cost savings for your business operations.
- Predictable Pricing: Lock in costs for a Standard_D2as_v4 VM for 12 months, avoiding unexpected spikes.
- Optimized Performance: Ensure consistent resource availability for your critical applications and workloads.
- Azure East Region: Deploy your virtual machine in the JA East datacenter for localized performance and compliance.
- Microsoft Subscription: Benefit from direct access to Microsoft's robust cloud infrastructure and services.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reserved instance for a Microsoft Azure Standard_D2as_v4 virtual machine in the JA East region, committed for a one-year term. It guarantees the availability of specific compute resources at a predetermined price, offering significant cost advantages over pay-as-you-go models for stable workloads.
Businesses with consistent Azure compute needs, such as IT Managers overseeing application hosting, IT Professionals managing development environments, or Business Owners requiring dedicated server capacity, can utilize this reservation. It integrates directly into their existing Azure environment, providing a stable foundation for their internal IT operations.
- Cost Savings: Achieve up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent workloads.
- Resource Guarantee: Reserve compute capacity in advance, ensuring availability for your critical applications.
- Flexible Deployment: Ideal for steady-state workloads that require predictable performance and cost.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your existing Microsoft Azure environment and services.
- One-Year Commitment: Provides a stable pricing structure for a full year, simplifying budget management.
This reserved instance is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to optimize their Azure spend while ensuring reliable performance for their essential business applications.
What This Enables
Enable Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to run essential business applications with guaranteed compute resources. Streamline operations by ensuring predictable performance for workloads that run 24/7.
dedicated servers, internal applications, predictable workloads, cloud infrastructure
Optimize Cloud Infrastructure Costs
Streamline cloud spending by locking in a favorable rate for a full year. Automate cost predictability for stable virtual machine usage, reducing overall IT operational expenses.
budget management, cloud optimization, stable environments, resource planning
Support Development and Testing Environments
Enable development teams to access consistent and reliable virtual machines for coding and testing. Automate the provisioning of stable environments, accelerating project timelines.
dev test environments, software development, IT operations, project delivery
Key Features
Standard_D2as_v4 VM Series
Provides a balance of compute, memory, and local SSD storage optimized for a wide range of workloads.
1-Year Commitment Term
Locks in pricing for 12 months, offering significant savings over pay-as-you-go and simplifying budget forecasting.
JA East Region Deployment
Ensures your virtual machine is hosted in a specific geographic location for latency and compliance requirements.
Microsoft Azure Platform
Leverages Microsoft's global infrastructure for reliability, security, and a vast ecosystem of integrated services.
Subscription Billing
Integrates directly into your Azure billing, providing a clear and consolidated view of your cloud expenses.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require stable, predictable performance for trading platforms and customer data management, making reserved instances ideal for cost control and consistent availability.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable infrastructure for patient record systems and research data, where consistent uptime and predictable costs are critical for operational efficiency and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run essential operational software and data analytics platforms that require consistent performance and predictable cloud expenses to manage production environments.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers depend on secure and consistently available systems for client data and case management, benefiting from the cost predictability of reserved instances.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance allows you to pre-purchase compute capacity for Azure virtual machines for a one or three-year term. This commitment provides significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for stable workloads.
Who is this service for?
This service is ideal for businesses with predictable and consistent Azure virtual machine usage. It helps IT Managers and Business Owners optimize cloud spending and ensure resource availability for their internal operations.
How does this differ from a pay-as-you-go VM?
With pay-as-you-go, you pay for compute capacity by the hour or second, with no commitment. A reserved instance requires a commitment for a set term (like one year) in exchange for a lower hourly rate.
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.