Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host DASv4 Series
Gain access to dedicated Microsoft Azure infrastructure with the DASv4 Series Dedicated Host, ensuring your applications run on hardware exclusively reserved for your organization.
- Dedicated Hardware: Access to physical servers exclusively for your workloads, enhancing security and compliance.
- Performance Assurance: Consistent and predictable performance for your critical applications without noisy neighbors.
- Compliance Ready: Meet regulatory and data residency requirements by controlling your hardware environment.
- Cost Efficiency: Optimize spending by dedicating hardware resources to your specific Azure deployments.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host DASv4 Series provides dedicated physical servers in Azure datacenters, exclusively for your use. This offering allows you to run your Azure virtual machines on hardware that is not shared with other customers, providing enhanced security, compliance, and performance predictability for your most sensitive workloads.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and Business Owners in SMB and mid-market companies who require greater control over their infrastructure to meet specific regulatory mandates, security policies, or performance needs. It integrates directly into your Azure environment, allowing you to manage your dedicated hosts and virtual machines using familiar Azure tools and services.
- Exclusive Hardware Access: Physical servers are dedicated solely to your organization's virtual machines.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Isolate your workloads from other tenants for improved security.
- Compliance Adherence: Facilitate meeting stringent regulatory and data sovereignty requirements.
- Performance Predictability: Eliminate the 'noisy neighbor' effect for consistent application performance.
- Azure Integration: Manage dedicated hosts and VMs through the Azure portal and APIs.
Secure dedicated Azure infrastructure for your business, offering enhanced control and predictable performance without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
What This Enables
Isolate Sensitive Workloads
Enable teams to run highly sensitive applications and data on hardware exclusively reserved for their organization. This isolation enhances security and helps meet strict data privacy regulations.
cloud deployments, hybrid environments, regulatory compliance, data security
Meet Compliance and Regulatory Demands
Organizations deploying in regulated industries can utilize dedicated hosts to satisfy specific compliance mandates and data residency requirements. This ensures adherence to standards like HIPAA or GDPR by controlling the underlying physical infrastructure.
regulated industries, data sovereignty, audit requirements, secure infrastructure
Achieve Predictable Performance
Businesses migrating critical applications that require consistent, predictable performance can benefit from dedicated hardware. This avoids the 'noisy neighbor' effect common in multi-tenant environments, guaranteeing resource availability.
performance-sensitive applications, business-critical systems, cloud migration, resource guarantees
Key Features
Exclusive physical server access
Your workloads run on hardware dedicated solely to your organization, enhancing security and compliance.
Azure VM deployment
Deploy and manage your Azure virtual machines on dedicated hardware using familiar Azure tools and APIs.
Performance consistency
Eliminate the 'noisy neighbor' effect for predictable and reliable application performance.
Regulatory compliance support
Facilitate meeting data residency and specific industry compliance requirements through hardware isolation.
Cost management
Optimize your Azure spending by dedicating hardware resources to your specific needs and licensing models.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security and compliance controls, making dedicated infrastructure essential for protecting sensitive data and meeting regulatory mandates like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, necessitating dedicated hardware to ensure patient data confidentiality and security.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client information, requiring dedicated infrastructure to maintain client privilege and meet data security standards.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have specific security and data residency requirements, benefiting from dedicated hosts to ensure compliance with national security standards and data sovereignty laws.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dedicated host?
A dedicated host is a physical server with Azure compute capacity that is dedicated to a single customer. This allows you to run your Azure virtual machines on hardware that is exclusively yours, providing enhanced security and compliance.
How does this differ from standard Azure VMs?
Standard Azure VMs run on shared physical hardware, while dedicated hosts ensure your VMs run on hardware reserved only for your organization. This provides greater control, security, and performance predictability.
Can I use my existing software licenses with dedicated hosts?
Yes, dedicated hosts can help you meet certain software license mobility requirements, allowing you to bring your own licenses to Azure for eligible software, potentially reducing costs.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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.