Microsoft MSV2 Series Dedicated Host - Type 1
The Microsoft MSV2 Series Dedicated Host Type 1 provides dedicated physical servers for your Azure workloads, ensuring isolation and compliance for your business-critical applications.
- Dedicated Infrastructure: Gain exclusive access to physical servers, enhancing security and performance for your sensitive workloads.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet stringent regulatory requirements with dedicated hardware that isolates your data from other tenants.
- Performance Optimization: Achieve predictable performance and avoid noisy neighbor issues by running your applications on your own physical servers.
- Cost Efficiency: Optimize spending by utilizing dedicated hosts for predictable workloads, often at a lower total cost than equivalent virtual machine instances.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft MSV2 Series Dedicated Host Type 1 is a dedicated physical server that hosts your Azure virtual machines. This offering provides a physically isolated environment for your workloads, ensuring enhanced security, compliance, and predictable performance. It is designed for businesses that require a higher level of control and isolation for their sensitive data and applications.
This dedicated host solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who manage their own IT infrastructure. It fits within an existing Azure deployment, allowing organizations to run their virtual machines on dedicated hardware within Microsoft's datacenters, simplifying management while maintaining strict control over their environment.
- Physical Isolation: Your Azure VMs run on dedicated physical servers, ensuring no other Azure customers share your hardware.
- Compliance Ready: Facilitates adherence to industry-specific regulations and data residency requirements.
- Performance Predictability: Eliminates the 'noisy neighbor' effect, providing consistent and reliable performance for your applications.
- Azure Hybrid Benefit: Allows you to use your existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance for reduced costs.
- Flexible Deployment: Supports a range of Azure VM sizes and types, allowing you to match your hardware to your specific workload needs.
This dedicated host solution offers SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade infrastructure control and compliance without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
What This Enables
Isolate sensitive workloads for compliance
Enable teams to meet strict regulatory requirements by running sensitive applications on physically isolated dedicated hardware. Streamline compliance audits and reduce the risk of data breaches by ensuring your data is never co-mingled with other tenants.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized application hosting, data residency requirements
Ensure predictable performance for critical apps
Automate performance consistency for business-critical applications by eliminating the 'noisy neighbor' effect inherent in shared environments. Provide your users with a reliable and responsive experience, directly impacting productivity and operational efficiency.
high-transaction systems, real-time analytics platforms, core business application hosting, performance-sensitive workloads
Run licensed software with Software Assurance
Organizations deploying existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance can significantly reduce costs by utilizing the Azure Hybrid Benefit on dedicated hosts. Maximize the value of your existing software investments while migrating to the cloud.
license optimization strategies, phased cloud migration, existing Microsoft licensing agreements, cost-conscious IT strategies
Key Features
Physically isolated servers
Enhances security and helps meet compliance requirements by dedicating hardware solely to your workloads.
Azure Hybrid Benefit
Reduces costs by allowing you to reuse your on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance.
Support for various VM sizes
Provides flexibility to match your specific workload needs with appropriate Azure VM sizes on dedicated hardware.
Predictable performance
Eliminates the 'noisy neighbor' effect, ensuring consistent and reliable performance for your critical applications.
Compliance with regulations
Helps meet stringent industry regulations and data residency requirements through dedicated infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent data isolation and security to meet regulations like PCI DSS and GDPR, making dedicated hosts an ideal solution for sensitive financial data and transactions.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and other privacy regulations, necessitating dedicated infrastructure to protect sensitive patient health information (PHI) and ensure data integrity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client data and require robust security and isolation to maintain client trust and comply with data privacy laws.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have strict data sovereignty and security requirements, benefiting from the physical isolation and control offered by dedicated hosts to protect sensitive citizen data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dedicated host?
A dedicated host is a physical server within an Azure datacenter that is entirely dedicated to your organization. Your Azure virtual machines run on this dedicated hardware, providing isolation and enhanced security.
How does this help with compliance?
Dedicated hosts provide a physically isolated environment, which is crucial for meeting strict regulatory requirements and data residency mandates. It ensures your data is not shared with other tenants, simplifying compliance efforts.
Can I use my existing licenses?
Yes, you can often use your existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance on dedicated hosts through the Azure Hybrid Benefit, which can significantly reduce your Azure 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.