Reserved VM Instance, Standard_E4ds_v5, US East, 3 Years
Secure a Microsoft Standard_E4ds_v5 virtual machine instance in the US East region for a committed 3-year term, ensuring predictable performance and cost savings for your critical business applications.
- Cost Savings: Benefit from significantly reduced pricing compared to on-demand instances through a 3-year commitment.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantee capacity for your Standard_E4ds_v5 workloads in the US East region.
- Predictable Budgeting: Lock in your VM costs for three years, simplifying financial planning for IT infrastructure.
- Optimized Resource Allocation: Ensure your essential applications have dedicated resources without overprovisioning.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reserved virtual machine instance of Microsoft's Standard_E4ds_v5 type, located in the US East region, for a duration of three years. It guarantees compute capacity and offers substantial cost savings over pay-as-you-go pricing for consistent, long-term workloads.
Businesses with predictable compute needs, such as those running core business applications, databases, or development environments, will find this reservation ideal. It is designed for IT Managers and Business Owners at SMB and mid-market companies seeking to optimize their cloud spend and ensure reliable performance for their own IT operations.
- Reserved Capacity: Guarantees the availability of your chosen VM size and type in the specified region.
- Significant Cost Reduction: Offers lower per-unit costs compared to on-demand instances for long-term usage.
- 3-Year Commitment: Provides price predictability and budget stability over an extended period.
- Optimized for Performance: Standard_E4ds_v5 instances are designed for memory-intensive workloads.
- Simplified Cloud Management: Reduces the complexity of managing fluctuating cloud compute costs.
This reserved instance is the smart choice for SMB and mid-market organizations needing consistent, high-performance cloud compute without the overhead of managing variable costs.
What This Enables
Enable consistent performance for core business applications
Enable teams to run essential business software, such as CRM, ERP, or custom applications, with guaranteed compute resources. Streamline operations by ensuring these critical systems are always available and performant for your internal users.
dedicated servers, virtualized environments, business-critical applications, internal operations, predictable workloads
Optimize costs for development and testing environments
Streamline the allocation of resources for development and testing teams that require consistent environments over extended periods. Automate cost management by locking in pricing for these frequently used, yet often variable, workloads.
development pipelines, testing frameworks, staging environments, long-term projects, resource predictability
Support stable database and data processing workloads
Enable stable and efficient operation of databases and data processing tasks that require consistent memory and CPU resources. Automate performance tuning by ensuring dedicated capacity for these data-intensive operations.
database hosting, data analytics, business intelligence, backend services, consistent resource demand
Key Features
3-Year Commitment Term
Lock in pricing for three years, providing significant cost savings compared to on-demand instances and enabling predictable IT budgeting.
Standard_E4ds_v5 Instance Type
Access a VM optimized for memory-intensive workloads, ensuring high performance for your critical applications and databases.
US East Region Deployment
Deploy your instance in a geographically strategic location to minimize latency for your users and ensure high availability.
Guaranteed Capacity
Ensure your compute resources are always available when you need them, preventing performance bottlenecks and downtime for your business operations.
Microsoft Azure Platform
Benefit from the reliability, security, and extensive ecosystem of Microsoft Azure for your cloud infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and performant systems for trading, risk management, and customer data processing, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and require reliable systems for Electronic Health Records (EHR) and medical imaging, where consistent performance and cost predictability are crucial for compliance and operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize cloud resources for production management, supply chain optimization, and IoT data analysis, benefiting from reserved capacity for continuous operations and cost control.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers manage large volumes of client data and require secure, performant systems for case management and document processing, where cost efficiency is a key business driver.
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 service for?
This service is ideal for businesses with predictable and consistent compute needs. It is designed for IT Managers and Business Owners at SMB and mid-market companies who want to optimize cloud costs and ensure reliable performance for their own IT operations.
How does this differ from on-demand instances?
On-demand instances offer flexibility but come at a higher per-hour cost. Reserved Instances provide a substantial discount by committing to a specific instance type and region for a longer term, making them more cost-effective for stable workloads.
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.