Microsoft Standard Blob Storage RA-GRS Data Store
Microsoft Standard Blob Storage RA-GRS Data Store provides geo-redundant data storage for critical business applications, ensuring high availability and durability.
- Geo-Redundancy: Coverage for data replication across multiple regions for disaster recovery.
- High Availability: Entitlement to access your data even during regional outages.
- Scalability: Protection against storage capacity limitations as your data grows.
- Compliance: Access to a storage solution meeting stringent data residency and availability requirements.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Microsoft platform licensing subscription for Standard Blob Storage with Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS) in the US West region. It enables businesses to store and access large amounts of unstructured data, such as documents, images, and videos, with built-in redundancy and high availability.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this service to host application data, backups, archives, and media content. It integrates with various applications and services, providing a scalable and cost-effective storage foundation for their IT infrastructure.
- Geo-Redundant Storage: Data is replicated to a secondary region for disaster recovery.
- Scalable Capacity: Easily adjust storage space based on evolving business needs.
- High Durability: Designed for 99.9999999999% (11 nines) durability of objects over a given year.
- Cost-Effective: Pay-as-you-go pricing for standard storage tiers.
- Global Accessibility: Access data from anywhere with an internet connection.
This Microsoft storage solution offers SMB and mid-market teams a reliable, geo-redundant platform for their critical data needs without the overhead of managing physical infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable scalable and durable application data storage
Enable teams to store and retrieve application data, such as user profiles, configuration files, and media assets, with high durability and availability. Streamline development by providing a managed storage backend that scales automatically with application usage.
cloud-native applications, web applications, SaaS platforms, microservices architectures
Support cost-effective data backup and archiving
Streamline the process of backing up critical business data and archiving historical records. Automate data retention policies to meet compliance requirements and reduce storage costs by utilizing cost-effective standard storage tiers.
on-premises backups, cloud-to-cloud backups, long-term data archiving, disaster recovery planning
Host static website content and media files
Enable teams to host static website content, images, videos, and other media files directly from blob storage. Automate content delivery with high availability, reducing latency and improving user experience for global audiences.
static websites, content delivery networks, digital asset management, media streaming
Key Features
Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS)
Ensures your data is replicated to a secondary region, providing high availability and durability even in the event of a regional outage.
Standard Performance Tier
Offers a cost-effective solution for frequently accessed data, balancing performance with affordability for everyday business needs.
Scalable Storage Capacity
Allows businesses to easily expand or contract their storage space as needed, avoiding over-provisioning and managing costs effectively.
Global Accessibility
Enables authorized users and applications to access stored data from anywhere in the world, facilitating remote work and distributed operations.
High Durability
Provides extreme durability for your data, designed to protect against data loss over extended periods.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly durable and available data storage solutions to meet strict regulatory compliance and ensure business continuity for critical transaction data and customer records.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain secure, accessible, and redundant storage for patient records (PHI) and medical imaging, adhering to HIPAA and other data privacy regulations.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses need scalable storage for customer data, transaction logs, inventory management, and digital assets, requiring high availability to support online operations and point-of-sale systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize robust storage for operational data, sensor readings, supply chain information, and design files, demanding reliability and accessibility to maintain production efficiency and compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is RA-GRS storage?
RA-GRS stands for Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage. It means your data is replicated to a secondary geographic region, and you can read that replicated data from the secondary region. This provides high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
What kind of data can be stored in Blob Storage?
Blob Storage is designed to store large amounts of unstructured data. This includes text or binary data such as documents, images, videos, audio files, application installation files, and backups.
How does this subscription model work?
This is a subscription-based service, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the storage. Pricing is typically based on the amount of data stored and the operations performed, offering a flexible and scalable solution.
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.