Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity Cool - 10 PB, RA-GRS, US South Central, 1 Year
This Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity provides 10 PB of Cool RA-GRS storage in US South Central for one year, ensuring consistent data access and cost predictability for your business.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantees 10 PB of dedicated Cool RA-GRS storage, preventing capacity constraints for your critical business data.
- Cost Predictability: Locks in pricing for 10 PB of storage over a one-year term, simplifying budget management for your IT infrastructure.
- Geographic Specificity: Deployed in the US South Central region, meeting data residency and performance requirements for your operations.
- Redundancy and Availability: RA-GRS (Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage) ensures high availability and durability by replicating data across geographically separate datacenters.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering secures 10 Petabytes (PB) of Microsoft Azure Cool storage with Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS) in the US South Central region for a one-year term. It is designed to provide a predictable cost structure and guaranteed capacity for large volumes of infrequently accessed data that still requires high availability and durability.
Businesses with significant data storage needs, such as those in media, archives, or large-scale analytics, will find this reservation beneficial. It fits into environments where consistent performance and data protection are paramount, allowing IT managers to allocate resources effectively without the concern of fluctuating storage costs or availability for this reserved block of capacity.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserves 10 PB of Cool storage, ensuring your data has a place even during peak demand.
- Cost Savings: Offers a predictable, often lower, per-gigabyte cost compared to on-demand pricing for the reserved term.
- High Durability: RA-GRS provides robust data protection by asynchronously replicating data to a secondary region.
- Performance Tier: Cool storage is optimized for infrequently accessed data, balancing cost with accessibility.
- Regional Deployment: Located in US South Central, supporting specific data residency and latency requirements.
Secure your large-scale data storage needs with predictable costs and high availability, empowering your business operations.
What This Enables
Enable Large-Scale Data Archiving
Enable teams to archive vast amounts of historical business data, such as financial records or customer transaction logs, with guaranteed capacity and cost controls. Streamline compliance by ensuring long-term data retention is both feasible and budget-friendly.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, data-intensive operations, long-term data retention policies
Support Media and Entertainment Workloads
Support media production houses and distributors in storing large video assets, raw footage, and finished content with predictable costs and high availability. Automate the process of managing massive media libraries, ensuring assets are accessible when needed.
content creation pipelines, digital asset management, large file storage, cloud-based media workflows
Provide Consistent Backup and Disaster Recovery Storage
Provide a dedicated, cost-effective storage pool for business-critical backups and disaster recovery data, ensuring capacity is always available. Protect against downtime by guaranteeing space for recovery point objectives.
business continuity planning, data protection strategies, hybrid backup solutions, regulatory compliance
Key Features
10 PB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees a substantial amount of storage is available for your business needs, preventing capacity shortages and performance impacts.
Cool Storage Tier
Optimizes costs for data that is accessed infrequently but still requires quick retrieval when needed.
RA-GRS (Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage)
Ensures high durability and availability by replicating data to a secondary region, protecting against regional outages.
US South Central Region
Meets specific data residency requirements and can offer lower latency for users and applications in that geographic area.
1-Year Term Commitment
Provides price predictability and budget certainty for a full year, simplifying financial planning for your storage infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Media & Entertainment
This industry frequently deals with massive file sizes for video production, archiving, and distribution, requiring large, cost-effective, and highly available storage solutions.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions must retain vast amounts of historical transaction data and customer records for regulatory compliance, necessitating secure, durable, and long-term storage solutions.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage extensive patient records, imaging data, and research information that require secure, compliant, and durable storage for extended periods.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers generate significant operational data, sensor logs, and design files that need to be stored for analysis, quality control, and historical tracking, often requiring large capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity?
It is a commitment to use a specific amount of Azure storage capacity (in this case, 10 PB of Cool RA-GRS) in a particular region for a set term (one year). In return, you receive a discounted rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for that reserved capacity.
Who is this type of reservation best suited for?
This is ideal for businesses with predictable, large-scale storage needs for data that is accessed infrequently. It helps manage costs and ensure capacity availability for archives, backups, or large datasets.
What is RA-GRS and why is it important?
RA-GRS stands for Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage. It means your data is replicated to a secondary Azure region, providing high durability and availability. You can also read data from both the primary and secondary locations.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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
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Returns
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