Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances
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Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances are discounted, long-term commitment options for running virtual machines in Microsoft Azure that help reduce compute costs compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azure Reserved Instances | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Azure cost optimization feature
ⓘ
Microsoft Azure service feature ⓘ cloud computing pricing option ⓘ |
| appliesAt |
resource group scope
ⓘ
shared scope ⓘ subscription level ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Azure Virtual Machines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
compute usage only ⓘ |
| bestFor | steady-state workloads ⓘ |
| billingModel |
long-term commitment
ⓘ
prepaid ⓘ |
| canBe | instance size flexible ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Azure pay-as-you-go pricing ⓘ |
| currency | billed in customer’s billing currency ⓘ |
| discountScope | compute costs ⓘ |
| discountType | usage-based discount ⓘ |
| doesNotCover |
networking costs
ⓘ
software licensing costs outside included OS ⓘ storage costs ⓘ |
| feature | instance size flexibility within VM family ⓘ |
| isManagedThrough |
Azure APIs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azure CLI NERFINISHED ⓘ Azure PowerShell NERFINISHED ⓘ Azure portal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers | discounted VM prices ⓘ |
| optimizationGoal | lower long-term VM workloads cost ⓘ |
| pricingModel | capacity reservation with discounted rate ⓘ |
| providedBy | Microsoft Azure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | reduce compute costs ⓘ |
| requires |
active Azure subscription
ⓘ
selection of VM family or size ⓘ selection of VM region ⓘ selection of operating system type ⓘ |
| supports |
Azure Hybrid Benefit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linux virtual machines ⓘ Windows virtual machines ⓘ |
| supportsBillingOption |
monthly payment
GENERATED
ⓘ
partial upfront payment GENERATED ⓘ upfront payment GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsChange |
instance size exchange within same family
GENERATED
ⓘ
reservation cancellation with early termination fee GENERATED ⓘ reservation exchange to different VM family GENERATED ⓘ scope exchange GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsScope |
management group
ⓘ
shared billing account ⓘ single subscription ⓘ |
| supportsTermLength |
1-year term
GENERATED
ⓘ
3-year term GENERATED ⓘ |
| visibleIn |
Azure Cost Management
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azure Reservations blade in Azure portal ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Azure Reserved Instances