Microsoft DC4s v2 Azure Virtual Machine Reservation

Apply a Microsoft Azure reserved-instance commitment to virtual machine usage that matches the DC4s v2 configuration in the US North Central region. This reservation addresses the DCsv2 series, Azure's confidential-computing virtual machine family for workloads that need hardware-backed enclave capabilities. It is a cloud licensing entitlement rather than a server, appliance, operating system image, or deployable virtual machine. DC4s v2 provides a defined compute profile of 4 virtual CPUs and 16 GiB of memory. That sizing is relevant for applications whose CPU and memory requirements fit the DC4s v2 shape, including confidential workloads that place sensitive code or data inside Intel Software Guard Extensions enclaves. Regional alignment matters: the reservation is associated with Azure usage in US North Central, so the matching virtual machine workload must be deployed within that Azure region. DZH318Z0CF0K-00DD identifies the reservation for this specific DC4s v2 and regional combination. It differs from a general Azure subscription or a virtual machine image because it applies reserved-instance pricing treatment to eligible matching usage; it does not create, configure, or operate the virtual machine. Select it where the application architecture, VM size, and Azure region have already been standardized on the DCsv2 confidential-computing series.