Microsoft MS SERIES DEDICATED HOST - MSM TYPE1
Access Microsoft's dedicated host infrastructure for your critical business applications, ensuring performance and compliance for your own network operations.
- Dedicated Infrastructure: Gain exclusive access to physical servers optimized for Microsoft workloads, providing consistent performance and isolation.
- Enhanced Security: Benefit from the physical security and isolation of dedicated hardware, crucial for meeting stringent regulatory requirements.
- Performance Assurance: Run your business applications on hardware specifically designed for Microsoft services, guaranteeing predictable performance.
- Licensing Compliance: Ensure proper licensing for your Microsoft software running on dedicated hardware, avoiding costly audits and penalties.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides dedicated physical server capacity within Microsoft's US North Central data centers, specifically configured for hosting Microsoft workloads. It unlocks the full potential of your Microsoft software by providing exclusive access to hardware resources, ensuring optimal performance, security, and compliance for your business-critical applications.
Businesses with significant Microsoft software investments, including mid-market companies and enterprise departments, utilize this solution to host their own internal applications, databases, and services. It is ideal for organizations that require direct control over their hardware environment for performance tuning, specific compliance needs, or to consolidate their IT infrastructure without the overhead of managing physical data centers.
- Exclusive Hardware Access: Utilize dedicated physical servers for your Microsoft workloads, guaranteeing performance and isolation.
- Optimized for Microsoft: Designed to run Microsoft software efficiently, unlocking advanced features and capabilities.
- Scalable Capacity: Provision dedicated host capacity to match your current and future application demands.
- Compliance Ready: Leverage dedicated infrastructure to meet specific regulatory and data residency requirements.
- Predictable Costs: Subscription-based licensing provides a clear and manageable cost structure for your dedicated hosting needs.
This dedicated host solution empowers SMB and mid-market teams to achieve enterprise-grade performance and control for their Microsoft environments without the complexity of managing physical infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable High-Performance Application Hosting
Enable teams to run demanding business applications, such as large databases or custom-built enterprise software, on dedicated hardware. Streamline operations by ensuring consistent performance and availability for your own critical business functions.
on-premises data center, private cloud environment, hybrid cloud strategy, business continuity planning
Meet Strict Regulatory Compliance
Organizations deploying sensitive data or operating in regulated industries can ensure compliance with data residency and security mandates. Automate adherence to industry-specific regulations by utilizing dedicated, isolated hardware for your own IT systems.
data governance policies, security audits, industry compliance standards, data sovereignty requirements
Consolidate and Optimize IT Infrastructure
Businesses migrating from aging hardware or seeking to reduce data center footprint can consolidate their Microsoft workloads onto dedicated, modern infrastructure. Streamline IT management by centralizing critical applications on a predictable and performant platform.
infrastructure modernization, data center consolidation, IT resource optimization, operational efficiency
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Servers
Provides exclusive access to hardware resources, ensuring consistent performance and isolation for your business applications.
Microsoft Optimized Hardware
Designed to run Microsoft software efficiently, unlocking advanced features and guaranteeing optimal performance.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers predictable costs and simplifies budgeting for your dedicated hosting needs.
US North Central Data Center Location
Ensures data residency and low latency for businesses operating within or serving this region.
Platform Licensing
Enables the full use of Microsoft software on dedicated infrastructure, ensuring compliance and feature access.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which dedicated hosting can help satisfy for their core banking and trading systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and other privacy regulations, making dedicated, isolated infrastructure essential for protecting sensitive patient data and ensuring system uptime for critical medical applications.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on stable and performant systems for ERP, MES, and supply chain management. Dedicated hosting ensures these critical operational systems run without interruption, supporting production schedules and logistics.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client data and require secure, reliable systems for case management, document storage, and client communication, often under strict confidentiality agreements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Microsoft Dedicated Host?
A Microsoft Dedicated Host provides you with exclusive access to a physical server within Microsoft's data centers. This allows you to run your own Microsoft workloads with enhanced security, performance, and compliance benefits, without sharing hardware with other tenants.
Who is this service for?
This service is designed for businesses, from SMBs to mid-market companies, that use IT for their own operations and require dedicated, high-performance infrastructure for their Microsoft applications. It is not intended for IT service providers.
How does this ensure compliance?
By providing dedicated physical hardware, this solution helps meet stringent regulatory requirements for data isolation and residency. It allows you to control your environment to align with specific compliance standards for your industry.
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.