Microsoft Azure Storage Reserved Capacity Cool 10 PB RA-GRS 3 Years
Secure 10 PB of Azure Cool storage with RA-GRS redundancy for a committed 3-year term, optimizing your long-term data storage costs.
- Cost Savings: Lock in predictable pricing for 10 PB of cool storage over 3 years, reducing overall expenditure.
- High Availability: Benefit from geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS) ensuring data durability and accessibility across regions.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantee 10 PB of dedicated cool storage capacity for your critical business data needs.
- Simplified Management: Pre-purchased capacity simplifies budgeting and procurement for large-scale storage requirements.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Storage Reserved Capacity offering provides 10 Petabytes (PB) of Cool storage with geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS) for a 3-year term. It is designed to offer significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for predictable, large-scale storage needs.
This solution is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations that require substantial, consistent storage for data that is accessed infrequently but needs to be readily available. It fits into environments managing large datasets, archives, backups, or disaster recovery resources where long-term capacity planning is essential.
- Reserved Capacity: Guarantees 10 PB of Azure Cool storage for your exclusive use.
- Cost Optimization: Significant discounts applied for a 3-year commitment.
- Geo-Redundancy (RA-GRS): Ensures data is replicated to a secondary region for enhanced durability and availability.
- Cool Storage Tier: Optimized for data accessed less than once a month, balancing cost and accessibility.
- Predictable Billing: Subscription-based model provides clear cost forecasting for long-term storage.
This reserved capacity is the smart choice for businesses needing predictable, cost-effective, and highly available large-scale storage solutions.
What This Enables
Enable long-term data archiving and compliance
Enable teams to meet regulatory compliance requirements by storing historical data for extended periods. Streamline the process of retaining large volumes of data that are accessed infrequently but must be preserved.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, data retention policies, regulatory compliance needs
Optimize costs for large backup and disaster recovery data
Streamline the management of extensive backup and disaster recovery data stores with predictable, discounted pricing. Automate the provisioning of capacity for business continuity needs, reducing operational expenditure.
business continuity planning, data protection strategies, large-scale data backups, cloud disaster recovery
Support large media asset storage and distribution
Enable teams to store and manage vast libraries of media assets, such as video or image files, at a lower cost. Automate capacity allocation for content that is accessed less frequently but requires reliable access.
content management systems, digital asset management, media production workflows, large file storage
Key Features
10 PB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees a substantial amount of storage, preventing unexpected capacity shortages for critical data.
3-Year Commitment Term
Locks in pricing for an extended period, providing significant cost savings and budget predictability.
Cool Storage Tier
Offers a cost-effective solution for data that is accessed infrequently, balancing expense with accessibility.
RA-GRS Redundancy
Ensures high durability and availability by replicating data across geographically separate regions, protecting against data loss.
Subscription Billing
Simplifies financial planning with a clear, recurring cost for your large-scale storage needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require long-term data retention for regulatory compliance and audit purposes, making reserved capacity for cool storage a cost-effective solution for historical transaction data and policy archives.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must store vast amounts of patient data, including medical images and records, for extended periods to meet HIPAA and other compliance mandates, benefiting from predictable costs for large archives.
Media & Entertainment
Companies in this sector often manage large volumes of digital assets like video footage and raw production files that are accessed less frequently but require secure, long-term storage, making cool tier reservations ideal for cost optimization.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle extensive case files and client documentation that require long-term retention for legal and compliance reasons, benefiting from the predictable cost and capacity of reserved storage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Azure Storage Reserved Capacity?
Azure Storage Reserved Capacity allows you to commit to a specific amount of storage capacity for a 1-year or 3-year term. In exchange for this commitment, you receive a significant discount on the storage costs compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
What is RA-GRS (Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage)?
RA-GRS provides high durability by replicating your data synchronously across two geographically separate regions. This ensures your data is available even in the event of a regional outage, and you can access the secondary region's data.
Who benefits most from this offering?
This offering is ideal for businesses with predictable, large-scale storage needs that require long-term data retention or archiving. It is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to optimize their cloud storage expenditures over a multi-year period.
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
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