Azure Reserved VM Instances lets businesses reserve virtual machines in advance. Exchange or cancel reservations as your needs evolve and automate management of Azure RIs with instance size flexibility. Get prioritized computer capacity in Azure regions. Budget and forecast better and easily purchase in a few steps.
Select and purchase Azure Reserved VM Instances in three easy steps—specify your Azure region, virtual machine type, and term (one year or three years). While Azure Reserved VM Instances require making upfront commitments on compute capacity, they also provide flexibility should your business needs change.
Easily exchange or cancel reserved instances at any time and exchange reserved instances across any region and any series as workloads or application needs changing. Cancel a reserved instance at any time and return the remaining months to Microsoft—up to the yearly limit—for an early termination fee. Azure Reserved VM Instances can be assigned at the enrollment or subscription level, so businesses can manage reserved instance usage at an organizational or individual department level. Assignments are also easy to change post-purchase
Simplify the management of reserved instances by choosing to optimize for instance size flexibility for both Windows and Linux VMs. With instance size flexibility, Azure can automatically apply reserved instances to other VM sizes within the same group and region. Spend less time managing reservations and reduce costs. Increase overall reserved instance usage while focusing on innovative projects that can fuel business growth.
