Microsoft MDSv2 Series Dedicated Host - MDSv2MEDMEM TYPE1
Access dedicated Microsoft Azure infrastructure with the MDSv2 Series Dedicated Host license, ensuring compliance and high performance for your core business applications.
- License Entitlement: Gain access to dedicated physical servers within Azure, isolated for your exclusive use, enhancing security and compliance.
- Performance Assurance: Benefit from consistent and predictable performance for your most demanding workloads, free from noisy neighbor impacts.
- Cost Predictability: Subscription-based licensing offers a clear cost structure for dedicated hardware, simplifying budgeting.
- Compliance Enablement: Meet stringent regulatory and data residency requirements by controlling the physical hardware environment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft MDSv2 Series Dedicated Host license provides access to dedicated physical servers within the Microsoft Azure cloud. It is designed to offer a secure, isolated environment for your critical applications, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and providing predictable performance without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
Businesses with specific security, compliance, or performance needs utilize these dedicated hosts. IT Managers and IT Professionals can integrate this solution into their existing Azure deployments to host virtual machines that require a dedicated physical server, such as those with strict data sovereignty requirements or performance-sensitive workloads.
- Dedicated Physical Servers: Your virtual machines run on hardware dedicated solely to your organization.
- Enhanced Security: Isolate your workloads from other Azure tenants for increased security posture.
- Compliance Adherence: Meet strict regulatory requirements for data residency and isolation.
- Performance Consistency: Avoid performance fluctuations caused by shared hardware resources.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrate dedicated hosts into your existing Azure environment and management tools.
For businesses needing dedicated Azure resources with enhanced security and compliance, this license offers enterprise-grade infrastructure without the capital expense.
What This Enables
Enable Isolated Workloads for Sensitive Data
Enable teams to run virtual machines on dedicated physical servers, ensuring sensitive data remains isolated from other tenants. This provides a higher level of security and control for critical business information.
cloud hosting, virtual machine deployment, data security, regulatory compliance
Meet Strict Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Streamline adherence to industry-specific regulations and data residency mandates by utilizing dedicated hardware. This ensures your infrastructure meets the necessary legal and compliance standards for your operations.
compliance-driven environments, data sovereignty needs, regulated industries, secure hosting
Guarantee Predictable Application Performance
Automate consistent performance for demanding applications by eliminating the 'noisy neighbor' effect common in shared hosting environments. This ensures your core business processes operate without unexpected slowdowns.
performance-sensitive applications, mission-critical systems, high-availability deployments, predictable resource needs
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Servers
Your virtual machines run on hardware exclusively allocated to your organization, enhancing security and performance predictability.
Azure Integration
Seamlessly manage dedicated hosts and their associated virtual machines using familiar Azure tools and services.
Subscription Licensing
Benefit from a predictable, operational expense model for dedicated hardware, simplifying budgeting and financial planning.
Compliance Controls
Meet stringent data residency and isolation requirements essential for regulatory adherence in sensitive industries.
Performance Isolation
Avoid performance variability caused by other tenants, ensuring your critical applications consistently meet their service level objectives.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent data isolation and security to meet regulatory compliance standards like PCI DSS and SOX, which dedicated hosts facilitate.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, making dedicated infrastructure essential for protecting sensitive patient information.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client data, necessitating dedicated environments to ensure privacy and meet client-specific security agreements.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have specific data residency and security mandates, requiring dedicated hardware to ensure national security and data sovereignty requirements are met.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dedicated host in Microsoft Azure?
A dedicated host is a physical server within an Azure datacenter that is dedicated to your use. It allows you to host your Azure virtual machines on hardware that is isolated to a single customer.
What is the difference between a dedicated host and a regular virtual machine?
A regular virtual machine runs on shared physical hardware, while a dedicated host provides you with an entire physical server for your virtual machines, offering greater isolation and control.
Can I use my existing Windows Server licenses with a dedicated host?
Yes, Azure Hybrid Benefit allows you to use your on-premises Windows Server licenses with Software Assurance to get discounted rates on dedicated hosts.
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.