Microsoft Dedicated Host FSv2 Series Subscription
Secure your critical workloads with a Microsoft Dedicated Host FSv2 Series subscription, providing dedicated physical servers for your exclusive use on a monthly term.
- Dedicated Infrastructure: Guarantees physical server isolation for enhanced security and compliance.
- Performance Assurance: Access high-performance compute resources optimized for demanding applications.
- Flexible Term: Monthly subscription model offers agility and predictable operational expenses.
- Microsoft Ecosystem: Seamless integration with other Microsoft Azure services and licensing.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft Dedicated Host FSv2 Series subscription provides access to dedicated physical servers within the Microsoft Azure cloud. This offering ensures that your workloads run on hardware exclusively assigned to your organization, offering a higher level of isolation and control compared to shared environments. It is ideal for meeting strict compliance requirements and managing sensitive data.
This subscription is designed for businesses, including SMBs and mid-market companies, that require dedicated compute resources for their own IT operations. IT Managers and IT Professionals can utilize these hosts to deploy applications that have specific licensing needs, performance demands, or regulatory constraints, fitting them into their existing Azure infrastructure.
- Exclusive Hardware Access: Your organization is the sole tenant on the physical server, eliminating noisy neighbor issues and enhancing security.
- Optimized for Performance: FSv2 series hosts are built for high-performance computing, suitable for intensive workloads.
- Licensing Flexibility: Allows for bringing existing eligible Microsoft software licenses to Azure for dedicated use.
- Compliance Enablement: Helps meet regulatory and compliance mandates that require physical server isolation.
- Monthly Subscription: Provides a predictable cost structure and the flexibility to scale as needed.
This dedicated hosting solution offers businesses enterprise-grade infrastructure without the overhead of managing physical hardware on-premises.
What This Enables
Enable Dedicated Application Hosting
Enable teams to deploy business-critical applications on isolated physical servers, ensuring predictable performance and security. Streamline compliance by meeting regulatory requirements for data residency and isolation.
private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud strategies, compliance-driven workloads, performance-sensitive applications
Meet Strict Regulatory Compliance
Organizations deploying applications with stringent data privacy and residency requirements can ensure adherence to regulations. Businesses managing sensitive customer data benefit from the physical isolation provided by dedicated hardware.
regulated industries, data sovereignty mandates, security-focused deployments, audit-sensitive environments
Optimize Licensing for Specific Software
Teams managing software with specific licensing terms that require dedicated hardware can ensure compliance and cost-effectiveness. Streamline the deployment of applications that are not suitable for shared cloud environments.
BYOL scenarios, legacy application support, specialized software deployments, license-bound workloads
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Servers
Eliminates resource contention and ensures a consistent, high-performance environment for your applications.
FSv2 Series Hardware
Provides access to powerful compute capabilities optimized for demanding workloads and modern applications.
Monthly Subscription Billing
Offers financial flexibility and predictable operational expenses for your dedicated infrastructure needs.
Azure Integration
Seamlessly integrates with the broader Azure ecosystem, allowing for hybrid and multi-cloud strategies.
Enhanced Security and Compliance
Meets stringent regulatory requirements by providing physical isolation for sensitive data and workloads.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which are facilitated by dedicated hardware for sensitive transaction data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to strict data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, making dedicated hosts essential for protecting patient health information (PHI).
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information and often have specific data residency and security requirements that dedicated infrastructure can meet.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have stringent security mandates and data isolation requirements to protect sensitive citizen data and national security information.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft Dedicated Host?
A dedicated host is a physical server with compute resources that are exclusively dedicated to a single customer. This ensures that your virtual machines run on hardware that is not shared with any other Azure customer.
What are the benefits of the FSv2 series?
The FSv2 series offers high-performance compute capabilities, including Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8370C processors, making it ideal for demanding workloads like high-performance computing, gaming, and large-scale simulations.
How does the monthly subscription work?
The monthly subscription provides a flexible and cost-effective way to access dedicated hardware. You pay a recurring fee for the dedicated host, allowing for predictable budgeting and the ability to scale your dedicated resources as needed.
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.