
Microsoft ESV3 Series Dedicated Host - ESV3 Type2
Gain dedicated access to Microsoft Azure ESV3 Series host resources, ensuring predictable performance and compliance for your business-critical applications.
- Dedicated Resources: Guaranteed access to physical servers for your exclusive use, enhancing security and performance.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance with dedicated infrastructure that meets stringent data residency and privacy requirements.
- Performance Predictability: Achieve consistent and reliable application performance by eliminating noisy neighbor issues.
- Cost Efficiency: Optimize cloud spending by dedicating resources to workloads that require specific hardware configurations or isolation.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft ESV3 Series Dedicated Host license provides exclusive access to a physical server within the Azure West US region, running on the ESV3 Type2 hardware.
It is designed for businesses that require dedicated infrastructure for their own IT operations, offering enhanced security, performance predictability, and compliance assurance for their internal applications and data.
- Exclusive Server Access: Your own physical server in Azure, free from shared resource contention.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Isolate your workloads for greater control over your security environment.
- Predictable Performance: Consistent application response times for critical business functions.
- Compliance Enablement: Meet regulatory and data sovereignty needs with dedicated hardware.
- Flexible Deployment: Ideal for custom configurations, legacy application support, or specific hardware requirements.
This dedicated host licensing is the optimal choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking enterprise-grade infrastructure without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
What This Enables
Enable Secure Workload Isolation
Enable teams to deploy sensitive business applications on dedicated physical servers, ensuring isolation from other tenants. This provides a higher level of security and control over your critical data and operations.
private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud strategies, regulatory compliance needs, internal application hosting
Ensure Application Performance Consistency
Streamline application delivery by guaranteeing consistent performance for workloads that demand predictable response times. This prevents performance degradation caused by noisy neighbors on shared infrastructure.
performance-sensitive applications, business-critical systems, internal IT services, predictable workload environments
Meet Regulatory and Compliance Mandates
Automate compliance with data residency and privacy regulations by utilizing dedicated hardware that meets specific audit and governance requirements. This simplifies adherence to industry-specific mandates.
data sovereignty requirements, industry compliance standards, audit-ready infrastructure, controlled environments
Key Features
Exclusive Physical Server Access
Guarantees dedicated resources, eliminating performance variability and enhancing security for your business applications.
Azure US West Region Deployment
Provides localized infrastructure for reduced latency and compliance with data residency requirements for businesses operating in or serving the western United States.
ESV3 Type2 Hardware
Offers a specific generation of Intel Xeon processors optimized for a balance of performance and cost for a wide range of workloads.
Subscription Billing
Allows for predictable operational expenses with a recurring subscription model, simplifying IT budget management.
Microsoft Azure Platform Integration
Seamlessly integrates with other Azure services, enabling a unified cloud management experience for your IT infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require dedicated infrastructure to meet stringent regulatory compliance like PCI DSS and SOX, and to ensure the high availability and performance of trading and customer-facing applications.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and other data privacy regulations, necessitating dedicated infrastructure to protect sensitive patient data and ensure the reliable operation of critical medical systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client data and require dedicated resources to maintain client confidentiality, meet data residency laws, and ensure the performance of case management and document management systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run specialized or legacy applications for production control, supply chain management, and ERP systems that require dedicated hardware for stability, performance, and integration with on-premises systems.
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 security and compliance, and ensures predictable performance by eliminating the 'noisy neighbor' effect.
Who is the ideal customer for this license?
This license is ideal for SMB and mid-market companies that require dedicated infrastructure for their own IT operations, such as hosting critical business applications, meeting strict compliance mandates, or ensuring consistent performance.
How does this differ from standard Azure virtual machines?
Standard Azure VMs 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.
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.