Azure Dedicated Host provides physical servers that host one or more Azure virtual machines, dedicated to your organization. This gives businesses more control over compliance, regulatory requirements, and workload isolation while still benefiting from Azure’s global scale and management tools.
Azure Dedicated Host integrates Confidential Computing, Copilot optimization, and enhanced compliance certifications, making it ideal for regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and government.
Azure Dedicated Host integrates Confidential Computing, Copilot optimization, and enhanced compliance certifications, making it ideal for regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and government.
What’s special about Azure Dedicated Host?
- Workload isolation: Physical servers dedicated to a single customer, no sharing.
- Regulatory compliance: Meet industry standards like PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, ISO, and GDPR.
- Confidential Computing support: Protect data even while in use on dedicated hardware.
- AI-powered optimization: Copilot suggests best-fit sizing and placement of workloads.
- Custom VM placement: Control VM affinity to specific hardware for licensing or compliance.
- Hybrid integration: Extend Dedicated Host workloads to on-premises with Azure Arc.
Benefits of Azure Dedicated Host
- Ensures compliance with strict industry and regulatory requirements.
- Provides physical isolation for sensitive workloads.
- Improves security with Confidential Computing and Zero Trust.
- Offers cost transparency for licensing (Windows Server, SQL Server, etc.).
- Delivers cloud agility with dedicated infrastructure control.
Bottom line
Azure Dedicated Host gives organizations the best of both worlds: physical server isolation for compliance and security, combined with Azure’s agility, scalability, and AI-powered optimization. With DBS, clients can run sensitive workloads confidently in the cloud while meeting the highest industry standards
