Review of Preview – Azure Dedicated Host

Azure dedicated host will enable you to run your organization’s Linux and Windows virtual machines on single-tenant physical servers. It helps you to provide with visibility and control to help address corporate compliance and regulatory requirements.

You can find the documentation from Microsoft here.

AWS had this feature available from some time now, it is good that Microsoft also catching up and closing the gap.

Benefits of Dedicated Hosts.

  • Azure Hybrid benefit to Azure Dedicated Hosts – Microsoft offers on-premise Windows
  • Host level isolation
  • Underlying hardware infrastructure
  • Processor brand, capabilities and more
  • Type and size of the Azure

With an Azure Dedicated Host, you can control all host-level platform maintenance initiated by Azure (e.g., host OS updates). An Azure Dedicated Host gives you the option to defer host maintenance operations and apply them within a defined maintenance window, 35 days. During this self-maintenance window, you can apply maintenance to your hosts at your convenience, thus gaining full control over the sequence and velocity of the maintenance process. Continue reading “Review of Preview – Azure Dedicated Host”