https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/05/microsoft_ups_the_cost_of_licensing_windows_on_rival_public_clouds_introduces_azure_dedicated_hosts/ > Microsoft has introduced a preview of Azure Dedicated Host, which provides a physical server hosted on Azure and not shared with other customers. > Alongside this new service, the company has made licensing changes that will make Microsoft software more expensive for some customers of AWS, Google and Alibaba.