Microsoft Azure Archive Storage Reserved Capacity 100 TB
Secure 100 TB of Microsoft Azure Archive Storage with reserved capacity for long-term data retention and compliance, ensuring cost-effective storage for your critical business data over a one-year term.
- Reserved Capacity: Guarantees 100 TB of archive storage, ensuring availability and predictable performance for your long-term data needs.
- Cost Optimization: Locks in pricing for a one-year term, providing significant savings compared to on-demand archive storage rates.
- Compliance Ready: Meets regulatory requirements for data retention and archival, protecting sensitive information for extended periods.
- Azure Platform: Integrates directly with Microsoft Azure services, simplifying data management and access within your existing cloud environment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides 100 TB of reserved capacity for Microsoft Azure Archive Storage, designed for long-term data retention and compliance. It ensures that a specific amount of high-latency, low-cost storage is available for data that is accessed infrequently but must be retained for extended periods, such as regulatory archives, backup data, or media assets.
This reserved capacity is ideal for businesses that have predictable long-term storage needs and want to optimize costs. IT Managers and IT Professionals can use this to manage large volumes of archival data, ensuring compliance and data availability without the overhead of managing physical storage infrastructure.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Secures 100 TB of dedicated archive storage.
- Predictable Costs: Locks in pricing for a one-year subscription term.
- Long-Term Retention: Optimized for data accessed infrequently but requiring long-term storage.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly works within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting regulatory data archival requirements.
Secure your long-term data archival needs with predictable costs and guaranteed capacity on the Azure platform.
What This Enables
Enable long-term data archival for compliance
Enable teams to meet stringent regulatory requirements for data retention by storing historical records and compliance data for extended periods. This ensures that critical business information is securely archived and readily available when needed for audits or legal purposes.
organizations with strict data retention policies, businesses undergoing regular audits, companies managing sensitive customer data, environments requiring long-term record keeping
Streamline backup and disaster recovery storage
Streamline the storage of backup and disaster recovery data by utilizing cost-effective archive capacity. This ensures that your backup repositories are maintained affordably, providing a secure and accessible location for data restoration in the event of an incident.
businesses with large backup volumes, companies implementing multi-tiered backup strategies, IT departments managing data protection, organizations with defined RTO/RPO objectives
Automate storage for media and research data
Automate the storage of large media files, research data, or scientific information that is accessed infrequently but must be preserved. This provides a scalable and cost-efficient solution for managing vast datasets over their lifecycle.
organizations with large media assets, research institutions with extensive datasets, companies archiving project documentation, environments managing historical digital content
Key Features
Reserved Capacity
Guarantees 100 TB of storage, ensuring availability and predictable performance for your long-term data.
One-Year Term
Locks in pricing for 12 months, providing cost certainty and significant savings over on-demand archive storage.
Archive Tier Storage
Optimized for data accessed infrequently, offering the lowest cost per GB for long-term retention.
Azure Platform Integration
Seamlessly integrates with your existing Azure services for unified data management and access.
Geo-Redundancy Options (LRS)
Local Redundancy Storage (LRS) ensures data is replicated within a single data center for cost-effectiveness and availability.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions must retain transaction records, customer data, and audit trails for many years to comply with regulations like SOX and GDPR, making archive storage essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers are required by HIPAA and other regulations to store patient records, imaging data, and research information for extended periods, necessitating cost-effective archival solutions.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies are subject to strict records retention laws for public documents, historical data, and citizen information, requiring secure and compliant long-term storage.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations need to archive case files, client communications, and historical documents for extended periods to meet professional obligations and potential legal discovery requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Azure Archive Storage Reserved Capacity?
It is a subscription that reserves 100 TB of Azure Archive Storage for a one-year term at a fixed, lower price. This is ideal for data that is accessed very infrequently but needs to be retained for long periods.
How does this differ from standard Azure Blob Storage?
Archive Storage is designed for data accessed once or twice a year, offering the lowest storage cost but with higher retrieval times and costs compared to Hot or Cool tiers. Reserved capacity guarantees your storage amount at a predictable price.
What are the retrieval times and costs for Archive Storage?
Retrieval from Archive Storage typically takes several hours and incurs retrieval fees. This makes it unsuitable for frequently accessed data but ideal for compliance archives or long-term backups.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.