Microsoft DSV4 Series Dedicated Host - DSV4 Type1
Gain dedicated access to Microsoft Azure DSV4 series compute resources with this platform license, ensuring predictable performance and isolation for your critical workloads.
- Dedicated Resources: Guarantees exclusive use of physical server hardware for your virtual machines, enhancing security and performance.
- Performance Isolation: Prevents noisy neighbor issues by ensuring your workloads are not impacted by other tenants' activities.
- Compliance Assurance: Meets regulatory and internal policy requirements for data isolation and dedicated infrastructure.
- Cost Predictability: Offers a subscription-based model for dedicated hardware, simplifying budgeting and financial planning.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft DSV4 Series Dedicated Host license provides access to dedicated physical servers within Azure, offering a secure and isolated environment for your virtual machines. It ensures that your workloads run on hardware exclusively allocated to your organization, preventing resource contention and enhancing data privacy.
This offering is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who require greater control over their Azure infrastructure, need to meet strict compliance mandates, or seek predictable performance for their most critical applications. It fits into an Azure deployment strategy where dedicated hardware is a prerequisite for sensitive data or high-demand workloads.
- Exclusive Hardware Access: Your virtual machines run on physical servers dedicated solely to your organization.
- Enhanced Security: Provides a higher level of isolation compared to multi-tenant environments.
- Consistent Performance: Eliminates performance variability caused by other tenants on the same physical hardware.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet specific regulatory requirements for data residency and infrastructure isolation.
- Flexible Deployment: Supports various Windows and Linux virtual machines, allowing for diverse workload placement.
Secure dedicated Azure infrastructure without the overhead of managing physical hardware, perfect for growing businesses.
What This Enables
Enable Isolated Workloads for Sensitive Data
Enable teams to deploy virtual machines on hardware exclusively dedicated to their organization. This ensures maximum data privacy and security for sensitive financial or customer information.
cloud deployment, private cloud strategy, regulatory compliance, data isolation needs
Guarantee Consistent Application Performance
Streamline operations by ensuring critical business applications receive consistent, predictable performance. Dedicated hardware eliminates the 'noisy neighbor' effect common in shared cloud environments.
performance-sensitive applications, business continuity planning, mission-critical systems, predictable resource allocation
Meet Strict Regulatory and Compliance Mandates
Automate adherence to industry-specific regulations and internal policies requiring dedicated infrastructure. This license provides the necessary isolation for auditability and compliance.
compliance-driven deployments, data residency requirements, audit trails, secure infrastructure
Key Features
Exclusive Physical Server Access
Your virtual machines run on hardware solely allocated to your organization, providing enhanced security and predictable performance.
Performance Isolation
Eliminates resource contention from other tenants, ensuring consistent and reliable performance for your critical applications.
Compliance and Data Residency
Helps meet stringent regulatory requirements and internal policies for data isolation and dedicated infrastructure.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Offers a predictable cost model for dedicated hardware, simplifying budgeting and financial management.
Support for Windows and Linux VMs
Provides flexibility to deploy a wide range of operating systems and applications on your dedicated Azure hardware.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require strict data isolation and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, making dedicated hosts essential for sensitive transaction data and customer information.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to HIPAA and other privacy regulations, necessitating dedicated infrastructure to protect patient health information (PHI) and ensure data security.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle highly confidential client data and require robust security and isolation to maintain client trust and meet ethical obligations.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have stringent security mandates and data residency requirements, making dedicated cloud resources a necessity for sensitive government workloads and citizen data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dedicated host in Azure?
A dedicated host is a physical server within an Azure datacenter that is dedicated to a single customer. It allows you to run your Azure virtual machines on hardware that is exclusively yours, offering greater control, isolation, and compliance.
How does this license differ from standard Azure VM instances?
Standard Azure VM instances run on shared physical hardware, while this license provides exclusive access to a physical server. This offers enhanced security, performance predictability, and helps meet specific compliance requirements.
Can I move my existing VMs to a dedicated host?
Yes, you can migrate your existing Azure virtual machines to a dedicated host. This process typically involves redeploying your VMs onto the dedicated hardware, ensuring they benefit from the isolation and performance guarantees.
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.