{"id":41368,"date":"2024-04-23T11:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/?p=41368"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:28:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:28:29","slug":"microsoft-azure-automatic-reservation-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-azure-automatic-reservation-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Azure automatic reservation renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective March 18, 2024, Microsoft introduced an <strong>auto-renew option for Azure reservations<\/strong>, <strong>now<\/strong> <strong>available<\/strong> at the time of purchase. Now, when you make a purchase, you have the option to <strong>automatically renew your reservation<\/strong>. This means that <strong>when your current reservation expires<\/strong>, a <strong>replacement will be automatically purchased<\/strong> for you. Renewing a reservation creates a new reservation when the existing reservation expires. It <strong>doesn&#8217;t extend <\/strong>the<strong> term <\/strong>of the<strong> existing reservation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-19-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-19-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-19-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-19-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-19-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Automatic renewal makes it effortless to keep <strong>benefiting<\/strong> <strong>from<\/strong> <strong>reservation discounts<\/strong>, <strong>sparing you the need to closely track<\/strong> when your <strong>reservation<\/strong> <strong>expires<\/strong>. By opting for automatic renewal, you <strong>avoid missing out on savings<\/strong> by not having to manually renew.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The renewal setting is <strong>turned off by default<\/strong>, but you can easily turn it on or off at any time before your existing reservation expires.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Advantages<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Efficiency<\/strong>: The automatic renewal of reservations saves time and effort by eliminating the need to monitor expiration dates and manually renew reservations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost Savings<\/strong>: Continuous access to discounted rates ensures maximum cost savings and budget predictability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexibility<\/strong>: The option to enable or disable automatic renewal provides control over cost optimization strategies, adapting to changing business needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How It Works<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enabling automatic renewal is seamless. To <strong>set up the renewal of a reservation<\/strong>, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.azure.com\/\">Azure portal<\/a> &gt; Search for: &#8220;Reservations&#8221;, and select <strong>Reservations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41369 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Search.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Search.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Search-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Search-150x45.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>Alternatively, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.azure.com\/#view\/Microsoft_Azure_Reservations\/ReservationsBrowseBlade\/productType\/Reservations\">this link<\/a> might also directly bring you to your reservations.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Select the <strong>reservation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Renewal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the checkbox: &#8220;<strong>Automatically purchase a new reservation upon expiry<\/strong>&#8220;.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-41373 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Select-Reservation-1024x728.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Select-Reservation-1024x728.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Select-Reservation-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Select-Reservation-150x107.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Select-Reservation-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-18-Update-Website-Microsoft-automatic-reservation-renewal-Select-Reservation.png 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Afterwards, the automatic renewal can be disabled effortlessly by following the same steps as above (just deselect the checkbox this time and save).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the <strong>announcement<\/strong> of the possibility of <strong>automatically renewing reservations<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/you-can-now-opt-in-automatically-renew-your-reservation-at-time-of-purchase-2\/\">https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/you-can-now-opt-in-automatically-renew-your-reservation-at-time-of-purchase-2\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For an in-depth <strong>documentation<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/reservations\/reservation-renew\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/reservations\/reservation-renew<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Understand Azure reservations<\/strong> with this page: <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/reservations\">https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/reservations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For <strong>licensing info<\/strong> on <strong>Microsoft<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/software\/microsoft\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/software\/microsoft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for <strong>expert services<\/strong> on your specific <strong>Microsoft<\/strong> software and online services requirements and to <strong>request a quote today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective March 18, 2024, Microsoft introduced an auto-renew option for Azure reservations, now available at the time of purchase. 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