Microsoft RA-GRS Data Stored
Microsoft RA-GRS Data Stored provides essential data storage capacity, ensuring your business operations have the necessary resources for compliance and continuity.
- Coverage: Entitlement to store data within Microsoft's RA-GRS platform.
- Value: Supports regulatory compliance and data retention policies.
- Continuity: Ensures critical business data is available when needed.
- Access: Unlocks necessary storage capacity for business applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license for Microsoft's RA-GRS (Resilient Geo-Redundant Storage) solution, specifically for data stored. It grants your organization the right to utilize a defined amount of storage capacity within Microsoft's resilient and geo-redundant infrastructure.
This license is designed for businesses that require secure, compliant, and highly available data storage for their own operational needs. It fits into environments managing sensitive data, adhering to strict data residency, or requiring disaster recovery capabilities.
- Data Storage Entitlement: Grants access to RA-GRS storage capacity.
- Geo-Redundancy: Ensures data availability across multiple geographic locations.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting regulatory data retention and residency requirements.
- Operational Continuity: Protects against data loss and supports disaster recovery.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable monthly or annual costs for capacity used.
This Microsoft RA-GRS Data Stored license is ideal for SMB and mid-market teams needing reliable, compliant, and geographically resilient data storage without the overhead of managing physical infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Secure Data Archiving and Retention
Enable teams to meet long-term data retention policies and regulatory compliance mandates. This ensures that critical business information is securely stored and accessible for audit or legal requirements.
cloud-native applications, regulated data environments, long-term data archiving needs, compliance-driven storage requirements
Streamline Disaster Recovery Planning
Streamline disaster recovery strategies by leveraging geo-redundant storage for critical business data. This capability ensures business continuity by providing data access even in the event of a regional outage.
business continuity planning, high-availability application deployments, risk-averse operational models, data protection strategies
Automate Data Residency Compliance
Automate adherence to data residency regulations by ensuring data is stored within specified geographic boundaries with built-in redundancy. This simplifies compliance for organizations operating in multiple jurisdictions.
global operations, data sovereignty requirements, regulatory compliance frameworks, multi-region data management
Key Features
Geo-Redundant Storage
Protects against data loss and ensures continuous availability by replicating data across multiple geographic locations.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable costs and easy scalability for data storage needs, aligning expenses with actual usage.
Microsoft Platform Integration
Seamlessly integrates with other Microsoft services, simplifying management and enhancing data workflows within your existing IT ecosystem.
Compliance Features
Helps organizations meet stringent regulatory requirements for data retention, privacy, and residency.
High Durability
Ensures the long-term integrity and availability of your stored data, minimizing the risk of corruption or loss.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector has stringent regulatory requirements for data retention, security, and disaster recovery, making geo-redundant storage essential for compliance and business continuity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with regulations like HIPAA, requiring secure, highly available, and geographically resilient storage for patient data and research information.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often face mandates for data residency, security, and long-term archival, necessitating robust and compliant storage solutions like RA-GRS.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle sensitive client data and require secure, compliant, and readily accessible storage to meet legal obligations and client demands.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is RA-GRS?
RA-GRS stands for Resilient Geo-Redundant Storage. It is a Microsoft Azure storage solution designed to provide high durability and availability by replicating data across multiple geographic regions.
What does 'Data Stored' refer to in this license?
This license specifically pertains to the capacity and entitlement for data that you store within the RA-GRS service. It covers the volume of data held in this resilient storage.
How is this licensed?
This is a subscription-based software license. Billing is typically on a monthly or annual recurring basis, based on the amount of data stored and the duration of storage.
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.