Microsoft EDSv4 Series Dedicated Host - Type 1
Secure dedicated Microsoft Azure EDSv4 Series hosts, providing isolated physical servers for your business-critical applications and data.
- Isolated Infrastructure: Gain exclusive access to physical servers, ensuring performance and security for your sensitive workloads.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory requirements by maintaining control over your hardware environment and data residency.
- Performance Predictability: Eliminate noisy neighbor issues with dedicated resources, guaranteeing consistent application performance.
- Cost Efficiency: Achieve enterprise-grade dedicated hosting without the overhead of managing physical hardware yourself.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft EDSv4 Series Dedicated Host provides dedicated physical servers within Azure, offering an isolated environment for your workloads. This offering ensures that you are the sole tenant on the physical hardware, providing enhanced security, predictable performance, and compliance with stringent regulatory requirements.
This solution is ideal for businesses that require a higher level of control and isolation for their applications, such as those handling sensitive data or subject to strict compliance mandates. It integrates seamlessly into your existing Azure environment, allowing you to manage your dedicated hosts alongside other Azure resources.
- Dedicated Physical Servers: Exclusive use of physical servers for maximum isolation and security.
- Performance Guarantees: Predictable performance without the impact of other tenants.
- Compliance Enablement: Supports regulatory needs requiring dedicated hardware.
- Azure Integration: Manage dedicated hosts through the familiar Azure portal.
- Cost Optimization: Potentially lower TCO compared to on-premises dedicated hardware.
Empower your business with dedicated Azure infrastructure, offering enterprise-grade performance and security tailored for your specific needs.
What This Enables
Isolate Sensitive Workloads
Enable teams to run applications with highly sensitive data, such as financial or personal health information, on dedicated physical servers. This ensures maximum isolation and security, preventing data leakage and unauthorized access.
on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud deployments, private cloud environments, virtualized infrastructure
Meet Regulatory Compliance
Organizations deploying in regulated industries can ensure adherence to specific compliance standards that mandate dedicated hardware. This provides auditable proof of isolation and control over the underlying physical infrastructure.
cloud-native applications, multi-tenant SaaS platforms, virtual desktop infrastructure, compliance-driven IT strategies
Guarantee Application Performance
Businesses migrating critical applications that require consistent and predictable performance can benefit from dedicated resources. This eliminates the 'noisy neighbor' effect, ensuring applications perform as expected without interference.
high-performance computing, mission-critical systems, real-time data processing, latency-sensitive applications
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Servers
Provides exclusive use of physical servers, enhancing security and performance predictability for your workloads.
Azure Resource Management
Integrates with the Azure portal for unified management of dedicated hosts and virtual machines.
Host-Based Licensing
Allows for the use of existing on-premises licenses with Software Assurance on dedicated hardware in Azure.
High Performance
Ensures consistent and predictable performance by eliminating resource contention from other tenants.
Compliance Support
Helps meet regulatory and organizational requirements for data isolation and hardware control.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security and isolation for sensitive customer data and transactions, often mandated by regulations like PCI DSS and GDPR, making dedicated hosts a suitable choice.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and other privacy regulations, necessitating secure environments that protect patient health information (PHI) and often benefit from dedicated hardware for enhanced control.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies frequently have strict data sovereignty and security requirements, including the need for dedicated infrastructure to host classified or sensitive information and meet compliance standards.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client data and intellectual property, requiring robust security measures and isolation to maintain client trust and comply with professional ethics and data protection laws.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dedicated host?
A dedicated host is a physical server within Azure that is dedicated to a single customer. This provides isolation for your workloads, ensuring you are the only tenant on the physical hardware.
How does a dedicated host differ from a regular virtual machine?
Regular virtual machines run on shared physical hardware, while dedicated hosts provide you with exclusive access to the underlying physical server, offering greater control, security, and performance predictability.
Can I bring my own licenses to a dedicated host?
Yes, you can often bring your existing on-premises licenses with Software Assurance to Azure Dedicated Hosts, potentially reducing costs and simplifying your licensing strategy.
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.