Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity Archive - 10 PB, RA-GRS, US North Central, 3 Years
Secure 10 PB of Microsoft Azure Archive storage for 3 years in the US North Central region, ensuring cost-effective, long-term data retention with RA-GRS redundancy.
- Capacity Commitment: Guarantees 10 petabytes of dedicated archive storage for your critical data over a 3-year term.
- Redundancy & Availability: RA-GRS (Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage) ensures data durability and accessibility across multiple geographic locations.
- Cost Optimization: Archive tier provides the lowest cost for infrequently accessed data, significantly reducing storage expenses.
- Compliance & Retention: Meets regulatory requirements for long-term data archiving and retention policies.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reserved capacity commitment for Microsoft Azure Archive Storage, specifically 10 petabytes for a 3-year term in the US North Central region. It leverages RA-GRS for geo-redundancy, ensuring your data is durable and accessible even in the event of a regional outage, while offering the most economical storage solution for data that is accessed infrequently.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this solution is designed for businesses that need to store vast amounts of historical data, compliance records, or backup archives for extended periods. It integrates directly into your Azure environment, providing a predictable cost structure and simplifying the management of large-scale, long-term data storage needs.
- Reserved Capacity: Lock in 10 PB of storage for 3 years, ensuring availability and predictable costs.
- Archive Tier Pricing: Benefit from the lowest cost per GB for data accessed less than once a month.
- Geo-Redundancy: RA-GRS protects data against regional disasters by replicating it to a secondary geographic location.
- Long-Term Archiving: Perfect for regulatory compliance, historical data preservation, and disaster recovery archives.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with existing Azure services and workflows.
This reserved capacity commitment is the optimal choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing cost-effective, highly durable, and compliant long-term data archiving within Azure.
What This Enables
Enable Long-Term Data Archiving
Enable teams to store vast amounts of historical data, legal records, and compliance archives for extended periods. This ensures data is available for audits and regulatory requirements without incurring high storage costs.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, data governance initiatives, regulatory compliance mandates
Streamline Backup and Disaster Recovery
Streamline the process of storing long-term backups and disaster recovery data. This provides a cost-effective, durable, and geo-redundant location for critical business information that needs to be retained for years.
business continuity planning, data protection strategies, IT infrastructure management, risk mitigation
Automate Compliance Data Retention
Automate the fulfillment of regulatory data retention policies by dedicating a massive storage pool for compliance-related data. This ensures adherence to industry-specific regulations and avoids penalties associated with data non-compliance.
regulated industry operations, corporate governance, legal hold requirements, audit preparedness
Key Features
10 PB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees a significant amount of storage space for your long-term data needs, ensuring availability and predictable costs over the 3-year term.
Azure Archive Storage Tier
Provides the lowest cost storage option for data that is infrequently accessed, significantly reducing overall storage expenses for archival purposes.
RA-GRS (Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage)
Ensures high durability and availability of your data by replicating it to a secondary geographic region, protecting against regional disasters.
3-Year Term Commitment
Locks in pricing and capacity for an extended period, simplifying budgeting and long-term planning for your data storage strategy.
US North Central Region
Provides a specific geographic location for data residency and access, meeting potential data sovereignty or latency requirements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require long-term data retention for regulatory compliance, transaction history, and audit trails, making cost-effective archive storage essential for managing vast datasets.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers and research organizations must retain patient records, research data, and imaging archives for many years to comply with HIPAA and other regulations, necessitating large-scale, durable, and cost-efficient storage solutions.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies need to store case files, client communications, and historical documents for extended periods to meet legal discovery requirements and professional obligations, demanding secure and compliant archiving.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies are mandated to retain public records, historical data, and operational logs for extended durations, requiring massive, secure, and cost-effective storage solutions that ensure data integrity and accessibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity?
Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity allows you to commit to a specific amount of storage for a set term (e.g., 3 years) at a reduced price compared to pay-as-you-go options. This offering is for Azure Archive Storage, the most cost-effective tier for infrequently accessed data.
What does RA-GRS mean for my data?
RA-GRS means your data is replicated to a secondary geographic region, providing geo-redundancy. Read-access ensures you can retrieve data from the secondary region if needed, enhancing durability and availability against regional failures.
Who is this service intended for?
This service is designed for businesses, particularly SMBs and mid-market companies, that need to store large volumes of data for extended periods, such as for compliance, regulatory, or long-term backup purposes, and want to optimize costs.
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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