Microsoft DSV4 Series Dedicated Host - DSV4 Type1
Access dedicated Microsoft Azure DSV4 Series host resources for your business-critical applications, ensuring predictable performance and enhanced security.
- Dedicated Resources: Guaranteed access to physical server hardware for your exclusive use, preventing noisy neighbor issues.
- Enhanced Security: Isolate your workloads on dedicated infrastructure, meeting stringent compliance and data privacy requirements.
- Predictable Performance: Maintain consistent application performance without the variability of shared environments.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory demands by hosting sensitive data on physically isolated hardware.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft DSV4 Series Dedicated Host provides dedicated physical servers within Azure, offering a secure and isolated environment for your most demanding workloads. This offering ensures that the underlying hardware is exclusively yours, delivering predictable performance and meeting strict compliance needs.
Ideal for IT Managers and Business Owners in SMB and mid-market companies, this dedicated host solution fits within environments requiring high levels of control, security, and performance for applications such as databases, critical business systems, or virtual desktop infrastructure.
- Exclusive Hardware Access: Your dedicated host ensures no other tenants share your physical server resources.
- Optimized for Azure Services: Seamless integration with other Azure services for a unified cloud experience.
- Cost Efficiency: Potentially lower TCO compared to running similar workloads on-premises or on standard shared cloud instances.
- Flexible Deployment: Supports a wide range of Windows and Linux virtual machines.
- Compliance Ready: Facilitates adherence to industry-specific regulations and data residency requirements.
Secure your critical operations with dedicated Azure infrastructure, offering enterprise-grade performance and isolation without the overhead.
What This Enables
Isolate Sensitive Workloads
Enable teams to run applications handling sensitive customer data or intellectual property on physically isolated hardware. This ensures maximum data privacy and security, meeting stringent internal policies.
virtual machine hosting, data privacy compliance, secure application deployment, private cloud strategy
Meet Regulatory Compliance
Organizations deploying in regulated industries can meet specific compliance standards like HIPAA or GDPR by utilizing dedicated infrastructure. This provides the necessary audit trails and physical isolation required by governing bodies.
compliance-driven deployments, regulated data hosting, audit requirement fulfillment, industry-specific mandates
Guarantee Application Performance
Businesses migrating or hosting performance-critical applications, such as large databases or ERP systems, can ensure consistent and predictable performance. Dedicated hardware eliminates resource contention from other tenants.
performance-sensitive applications, database hosting, critical business systems, predictable resource allocation
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Servers
Ensures your virtual machines run on hardware exclusively allocated to your organization, preventing performance interference from other tenants.
Azure Integration
Seamlessly integrates with the broader Azure ecosystem, allowing you to combine dedicated hosts with other cloud services for a complete solution.
Compliance and Security
Provides a secure, isolated environment that helps meet stringent regulatory requirements and data privacy standards.
Predictable Performance
Offers consistent and reliable performance for your most demanding applications, free from the variability of shared infrastructure.
Cost Management
Can offer a more predictable cost structure for high-demand workloads compared to shared instances, especially when combined with Azure Hybrid Benefit.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance for sensitive transaction data, making dedicated hosts ideal for meeting regulatory demands and ensuring data isolation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict regulations like HIPAA for patient data, necessitating dedicated infrastructure to ensure privacy and security of Protected Health Information (PHI).
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client information, requiring dedicated hosting to maintain attorney-client privilege and meet data security standards.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have stringent data sovereignty and security requirements, benefiting from dedicated infrastructure to host sensitive citizen data and critical applications.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dedicated host in Azure?
A dedicated host in Azure is a physical server that is entirely dedicated to your use. This means you do not share the underlying hardware with any other Azure customers, providing enhanced isolation and control.
How does a dedicated host help with compliance?
Dedicated hosts help meet compliance requirements by providing physical isolation for your workloads. This is crucial for regulations that mandate data residency or restrict data sharing on multi-tenant hardware.
Can I run Windows and Linux VMs on a DSV4 Dedicated Host?
Yes, the DSV4 Series Dedicated Host supports a wide range of Windows and Linux operating systems, allowing you to deploy the VMs that best suit your application needs.
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.