Microsoft ESV3 Series Dedicated Host - ESV3 Type2
Secure dedicated host licensing for Microsoft Azure ESV3 series, ensuring compliance and advanced feature access for your critical business workloads.
- License Entitlement: Access to dedicated physical servers within Azure, providing enhanced isolation and performance for your virtual machines.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance by utilizing dedicated hardware that meets strict data residency and security requirements.
- Performance Optimization: Unlock the full potential of ESV3 type hardware, designed for demanding workloads and consistent performance.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure uninterrupted service delivery with a stable and predictable hardware platform for your essential applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription provides licensing for Microsoft Azure's ESV3 Series Dedicated Hosts, specifically the ESV3 Type2 configuration in the US West region. It grants your organization the right to utilize dedicated physical servers within Azure's infrastructure, offering a higher degree of isolation, control, and performance for your virtualized workloads.
This offering is designed for businesses that require dedicated hardware for their Azure deployments due to performance needs, regulatory compliance, or specific licensing requirements. IT Managers and IT Professionals can integrate these dedicated hosts into their existing Azure environments to run critical applications and services with predictable performance and enhanced security.
- Dedicated Physical Servers: Gain exclusive use of physical servers in Azure, ensuring no noisy neighbors and consistent resource availability.
- Enhanced Isolation: Benefit from a secure environment where your workloads are isolated from other tenants for increased security.
- Performance Predictability: Utilize hardware optimized for high-performance computing, suitable for demanding applications and databases.
- Licensing Flexibility: Bring your existing eligible Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance to the dedicated host for potential cost savings.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrate dedicated hosts into your Azure environment for simplified management and deployment.
This dedicated host license empowers SMB and mid-market teams to achieve enterprise-grade performance and control within Azure.
What This Enables
Enable High-Performance Workloads
Enable teams to deploy demanding applications such as large databases, ERP systems, or high-transaction processing platforms. This ensures consistent performance and resource availability critical for business operations.
cloud deployments, virtualized environments, performance-sensitive applications, dedicated infrastructure needs
Meet Regulatory Compliance
Streamline adherence to strict industry regulations and data residency requirements by utilizing dedicated physical servers. This provides the necessary isolation and control for sensitive data.
regulated industries, data sovereignty requirements, secure cloud environments, compliance-driven IT strategy
Optimize Licensing Costs
Automate the process of bringing eligible existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance to Azure. This can lead to significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go licensing on shared infrastructure.
hybrid cloud strategy, existing Microsoft licensing, cost optimization initiatives, enterprise agreement integration
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Servers
Provides exclusive use of physical hardware, ensuring predictable performance and enhanced security through tenant isolation.
ESV3 Type2 Hardware
Access to Azure's high-performance compute hardware optimized for demanding workloads and consistent execution.
Azure US West Region
Deployment within a major Azure datacenter region for reliable access and proximity to other Azure services.
Subscription Billing
Predictable monthly costs for dedicated hardware, simplifying budgeting and financial planning for IT infrastructure.
Software Assurance Benefits
Ability to bring eligible existing licenses to dedicated hosts, potentially reducing overall Azure spend.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require dedicated hardware to meet stringent regulatory compliance, data security mandates, and performance SLAs for trading and transactional systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating dedicated infrastructure for sensitive patient data and critical medical applications.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run complex ERP, MES, and IoT workloads that demand consistent, high performance and dedicated resources to avoid disruptions in production.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client data, requiring dedicated environments to ensure security, compliance, and client trust.
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. This provides enhanced isolation and control over your virtual machine deployments.
What is the ESV3 series?
The ESV3 series refers to a generation of Azure dedicated host hardware, typically featuring Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 processors, designed for high-performance computing and demanding workloads.
Can I use my existing Windows Server licenses with this?
Yes, if you have eligible Windows Server or SQL Server licenses with active Software Assurance, you can bring them to Azure dedicated hosts to potentially reduce your licensing 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.