Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity Cool 10 PB LRS US South Central 1 Year
Secure 10 PB of Microsoft Azure cool storage capacity with LRS in US South Central for a 1-year term, ensuring predictable costs and data resilience for your critical business data.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantees 10 PB of cool storage, preventing unexpected overages and ensuring availability for your data.
- Cost Predictability: Locks in pricing for 1 year, simplifying budgeting and financial planning for your storage needs.
- Data Resilience: Local Redundant Storage (LRS) protects against localized hardware failures within a single data center.
- Geographic Specificity: Optimized for the US South Central region, ensuring low latency and compliance with regional data residency requirements.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reserved capacity commitment for Microsoft Azure Cool Blob Storage in the US South Central region, guaranteeing 10 petabytes of storage for a 1-year term with Local Redundant Storage (LRS). It is designed to offer predictable costs and ensure consistent availability for large volumes of infrequently accessed data.
Businesses with significant data storage needs, such as those in finance, healthcare, or media, will find this reservation valuable. It fits into environments requiring cost-effective, reliable storage for backups, archives, or large datasets that do not require immediate, frequent access, helping to manage operational expenses without sacrificing data integrity.
- Reserved Capacity: Secure 10 PB of Azure Cool Blob Storage, ensuring your data has a place.
- Cost Savings: Lock in pricing for 1 year, offering significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go rates for consistent capacity.
- Local Redundant Storage (LRS): Provides basic data redundancy within a single data center, protecting against hardware failures.
- Predictable Performance: Ensures consistent performance for accessing infrequently used data.
- Simplified Management: Streamlines storage procurement and management by pre-allocating a large block of capacity.
This reserved capacity is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations needing to manage large data volumes cost-effectively and reliably within the Azure cloud.
What This Enables
Enable long-term data archiving
Enable teams to store large volumes of historical data, compliance records, or inactive files cost-effectively. Streamline data retention policies by ensuring ample capacity is always available for archival purposes.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud environments, data warehousing, regulatory compliance needs
Support large-scale backup and disaster recovery
Automate the storage of critical business backups and disaster recovery data without concern for capacity limits. Protect against data loss by ensuring consistent and affordable storage for all recovery points.
business continuity planning, on-premises data protection, cloud-based DR strategies, hybrid IT infrastructure
Manage large media or research datasets
Streamline the storage of large unstructured data like video files, scientific research data, or sensor logs. Ensure predictable costs for growing datasets that are accessed infrequently.
content creation workflows, scientific computing, IoT data ingestion, large file repositories
Key Features
10 PB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees sufficient storage space for large data volumes, preventing service disruptions due to capacity exhaustion.
1 Year Term Commitment
Locks in pricing for 12 months, providing cost predictability and protection against market fluctuations.
Cool Tier Storage
Offers a cost-effective solution for data accessed infrequently, balancing storage cost with retrieval time.
Local Redundant Storage (LRS)
Protects data against localized hardware failures within a single Azure data center, ensuring basic data durability.
US South Central Region
Optimizes performance and compliance for businesses operating within or serving this geographic area.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require long-term data retention for regulatory compliance and audit purposes, making reserved cool storage ideal for archiving transaction histories and customer records.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must store vast amounts of patient data, including medical images and records, for extended periods to meet HIPAA and other compliance mandates, benefiting from cost-effective cool storage.
Media & Entertainment
This industry generates and stores massive media files, such as video footage and raw assets, which are often archived for future use, making reserved capacity a cost-efficient solution.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle large volumes of case files, discovery documents, and historical client data that require secure, long-term storage to meet retention policies and client service agreements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity?
It is a commitment to use a specific amount of Azure storage capacity for a set term, typically offering a lower price than pay-as-you-go rates. This reservation ensures you have the capacity you need at a predictable cost.
What is Cool Blob Storage?
Cool Blob Storage is an Azure storage tier designed for data that is accessed less frequently but requires rapid access when needed. It offers a lower storage cost than Hot tier storage, making it ideal for backups, archives, and older data.
What does Local Redundant Storage (LRS) mean?
LRS provides basic data redundancy by replicating your data synchronously three times within a single data center. This protects your data against hardware failures within that facility.
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
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Returns
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