Microsoft Azure Storage Reserved Capacity Hot 10 PB RA-GRS US Central 3 Years
This Microsoft Azure Storage Reserved Capacity subscription provides 10 petabytes of Hot tier storage in the US Central region with RA-GRS for a 3-year term, ensuring cost savings and consistent performance for your critical data.
- Cost Savings: Lock in discounted pricing for 10 PB of Hot storage over 3 years, reducing your overall cloud expenditure.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantees access to your frequently accessed data with Hot tier performance characteristics.
- High Availability: Redundant storage (RA-GRS) ensures data durability and availability across geographically separated regions.
- Predictable Budgeting: Fixed pricing for the duration of the commitment simplifies financial planning for your storage needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a Microsoft Azure Storage Reserved Capacity commitment for 10 petabytes of Hot tier storage, utilizing geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS) in the US Central region for a 3-year term. It allows businesses to pre-purchase storage capacity at a significantly reduced rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing, ensuring cost predictability and performance for frequently accessed data.
Organizations with substantial and consistent storage needs, such as mid-market companies managing large datasets for analytics, compliance, or operational backups, will find this reservation beneficial. It integrates directly into their existing Azure environment, providing a foundation for critical applications and data services without the overhead of managing physical infrastructure.
- Significant Cost Reduction: Achieve up to 70% savings on Hot tier storage costs compared to on-demand pricing.
- Capacity Assurance: Reserve 10 PB of storage to guarantee availability for your growing data needs.
- Geo-Redundancy (RA-GRS): Protect your data with automatic replication to a secondary region for enhanced durability and disaster recovery.
- Performance Tier: Hot tier is optimized for frequently accessed data, ensuring low latency and high throughput.
- 3-Year Commitment: Lock in pricing and capacity for an extended period, simplifying long-term financial planning.
Secure your critical data with predictable costs and performance by reserving 10 PB of Azure Hot storage for three years.
What This Enables
Enable large-scale data archiving and retrieval
Enable teams to store and access vast amounts of historical data, such as financial records or customer interactions, with guaranteed performance. Streamline compliance efforts by ensuring data is readily available for audits and regulatory requests.
cloud-native applications, data warehousing, business intelligence platforms
Support high-volume media and content delivery
Streamline the delivery of rich media content, video assets, or large files to a global or regional audience. Automate the storage and retrieval processes for frequently accessed digital assets, ensuring a smooth user experience.
content management systems, digital asset management, streaming services
Ensure consistent performance for critical applications
Enable applications requiring constant access to large datasets, like CRM systems or ERP databases, to operate without performance degradation. Automate capacity management to prevent storage-related application downtime.
enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, core business applications
Key Features
10 PB Storage Capacity
Guarantees a substantial amount of storage is available for your business needs, preventing capacity issues.
Hot Tier Optimization
Ensures frequently accessed data is stored on the most performant tier for low latency access.
Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS)
Provides high data durability and availability by replicating data to a secondary region.
3-Year Commitment Term
Locks in pricing for an extended period, offering significant cost savings and predictable budgeting.
US Central Region Deployment
Places your data in a geographically relevant and performant Azure region.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and durability for sensitive transaction data and regulatory compliance, making RA-GRS and reserved capacity essential for managing large datasets and ensuring continuous operations.
Media & Entertainment
This industry generates and consumes vast amounts of data, such as video files and digital assets, necessitating cost-effective, high-performance storage solutions like reserved Hot tier capacity for efficient content delivery and management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage large volumes of patient data and imaging files, requiring robust, secure, and highly available storage to meet HIPAA compliance and ensure timely access to critical information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often deal with large datasets from IoT devices, production logs, and design files, benefiting from reserved capacity to ensure cost-effective storage and reliable access for operational analytics and process optimization.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Azure Storage Reserved Capacity?
Azure Storage Reserved Capacity allows you to pre-purchase storage capacity for a 1 or 3-year term at a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. This helps in cost optimization and predictable budgeting for your cloud storage needs.
What is RA-GRS?
RA-GRS stands for Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage. It provides high durability for your data by replicating it synchronously across two geographically separated locations within the same region, and also provides read access to data in the secondary region.
Who is this reservation best suited for?
This reservation is ideal for businesses with predictable and substantial storage needs, particularly those requiring frequent access to their data. It helps manage costs and ensure performance for critical applications and large datasets.
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.