Microsoft DSV3 Series Dedicated Host
Gain access to dedicated Azure infrastructure with the Microsoft DSV3 Series Dedicated Host subscription, ensuring predictable performance and isolation for your business-critical applications.
- Dedicated Infrastructure: Gain exclusive use of physical servers within Azure, providing enhanced security and performance isolation.
- Predictable Performance: Ensure consistent and reliable application performance without noisy neighbors impacting your workloads.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory and internal compliance requirements through dedicated hardware and isolated environments.
- Cost Efficiency: Optimize spending by dedicating hardware for predictable workloads, avoiding overprovisioning of shared resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft DSV3 Series Dedicated Host subscription provides dedicated physical servers within the Azure cloud, offering a secure and isolated environment for your most demanding applications. This offering unlocks the full capabilities of the DSV3 host type, ensuring you have exclusive access to compute, memory, and storage resources for maximum performance and control.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who require a higher level of control, security, and predictable performance for their critical business systems. It fits within an organization's cloud strategy by providing a dedicated foundation for applications that cannot reside on shared infrastructure due to compliance, performance, or security mandates.
- Exclusive Hardware Access: Guarantees that your workloads run on physical servers dedicated solely to your organization.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Provides a strong security boundary by isolating your environment from other tenants.
- Consistent Performance: Eliminates the 'noisy neighbor' effect, ensuring predictable and stable application response times.
- Licensing Flexibility: Allows for the deployment of eligible Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance on dedicated hardware.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other Azure services for a complete cloud solution.
For businesses needing dedicated, high-performance, and secure cloud infrastructure, the Microsoft DSV3 Series Dedicated Host offers a compliant and cost-effective solution without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable High-Performance Application Hosting
Enable teams to deploy and run performance-sensitive applications that require dedicated compute resources for consistent throughput. Streamline operations by ensuring applications have guaranteed access to host hardware without interference.
cloud-hosted applications, performance-critical workloads, dedicated compute environments, Azure deployments
Meet Strict Regulatory Compliance
Automate compliance with industry regulations that mandate data isolation and dedicated hardware for sensitive workloads. Ensure continuous adherence to security policies by maintaining exclusive control over the physical server environment.
regulated industries, data isolation requirements, compliance-driven IT, secure cloud environments
Optimize Licensing for Specific Workloads
Streamline the deployment of eligible Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance on dedicated hardware. Automate the process of fulfilling licensing requirements for specific applications by dedicating the underlying infrastructure.
BYOL scenarios, hybrid cloud strategies, license optimization, specific software requirements
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Servers
Provides exclusive use of physical servers in Azure, enhancing security and performance isolation for your critical workloads.
DSV3 Host Type
Offers a balance of compute and memory optimized for a wide range of enterprise applications, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
Subscription Billing
Allows for predictable operational expenses with a recurring subscription model, simplifying budget management.
Azure US North Central Region
Ensures data residency and low latency for organizations operating within or serving this geographic area.
Isolation and Security
Guarantees that your environment is not shared with other tenants, significantly improving your security posture and compliance capabilities.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent data isolation and security to meet regulatory compliance standards like PCI DSS and SOX, which dedicated hosts help satisfy.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA regulations, demanding secure and isolated environments for sensitive patient data (PHI) that dedicated hosts provide.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client information, necessitating dedicated infrastructure to maintain client privilege and data security.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations often rely on mission-critical applications for production control and supply chain management that require consistent, high performance and reliability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Dedicated Host?
A Dedicated Host is a physical server within Azure that is dedicated solely to your organization. This provides a higher level of isolation and control compared to shared virtualized environments.
What are the benefits of using DSV3 Series Dedicated Hosts?
Benefits include enhanced security, predictable performance, compliance with regulatory requirements, and the ability to use eligible existing licenses with Software Assurance.
Can I use my existing Windows Server or SQL Server licenses?
Yes, you can bring your own licenses (BYOL) for eligible Windows Server and SQL Server versions with active Software Assurance, 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.