Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity Cool 100 TB Subscription
Secure 100 TB of Microsoft Azure cool storage capacity with a 3-year reservation, ensuring predictable costs and performance for your business data.
- Capacity Reservation: Guarantees 100 TB of dedicated cool storage for your Azure environment.
- Cost Predictability: Locks in pricing for 3 years, protecting against market fluctuations.
- Performance Tier: Optimized for data accessed infrequently, balancing cost and retrieval time.
- Geographic Specificity: Reserved for the US North Central region, ensuring data locality.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure subscription provides a reserved capacity of 100 TB for cool storage in the US North Central region, committed for a 3-year term. It ensures that a specific amount of high-performance, cost-effective storage is always available for your less frequently accessed data, offering a predictable cost structure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this reservation to manage their growing data storage needs efficiently. It integrates directly into their existing Azure infrastructure, providing a foundational layer for data archiving, backup, and disaster recovery solutions without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Ensures 100 TB of cool storage is always available for your Azure workloads.
- Cost Savings: Significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go pricing for reserved capacity.
- Predictable Billing: Fixed monthly subscription cost for the 3-year term.
- Optimized for Infrequent Access: Ideal for data that is accessed less than once a month.
- Regional Commitment: Capacity is reserved within the US North Central Azure region.
This reserved capacity solution is ideal for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to control Azure storage costs and ensure availability for their critical business data.
What This Enables
Enable long-term data archiving
Enable teams to store large volumes of historical data that are accessed infrequently for compliance or reference. This ensures data is retained cost-effectively while remaining accessible when needed.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud environments, data retention policies, regulatory compliance
Streamline backup and disaster recovery
Streamline the process of storing backup data and disaster recovery archives in a cost-efficient manner. This ensures that critical business data is protected and can be restored efficiently in case of an incident.
business continuity planning, data protection strategies, IT infrastructure management, cloud backup solutions
Automate capacity planning for cold data
Automate the provisioning of storage for cold data, eliminating manual intervention and potential over or under-provisioning. This ensures that capacity is always available for data that meets the cool tier criteria.
azure storage management, cost optimization initiatives, IT operations efficiency, data lifecycle management
Key Features
Reserved Capacity
Guarantees 100 TB of cool storage is available, preventing capacity shortages for your business data.
3-Year Term Commitment
Locks in pricing for three years, providing cost predictability and protection against market fluctuations.
Cool Storage Tier
Offers a cost-effective solution for data accessed less than once a month, balancing expense and retrieval time.
US North Central Region
Ensures data is stored within a specific geographic location, meeting data residency requirements.
Subscription Billing
Provides a fixed monthly cost, simplifying budgeting and financial planning for IT expenditures.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require long-term data retention for regulatory compliance and audit purposes, making cost-effective cool storage essential for historical transaction and policy data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must retain patient records and research data for extended periods to meet HIPAA and other regulatory mandates, necessitating scalable and compliant storage solutions.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle vast amounts of case files and client data that require secure, long-term storage for compliance and potential future reference.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often store historical production data, quality control records, and operational logs for compliance, analysis, and process improvement, requiring cost-efficient archiving solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Azure cool storage?
Azure cool storage is a cost-effective tier designed for data that is accessed infrequently, typically stored for at least 30 days. It offers a balance between storage cost and data retrieval time, making it ideal for backups and archives.
What does 'Reserved Capacity' mean?
Reserved capacity means you are committing to a specific amount of storage (100 TB in this case) for a set period (3 years). This guarantees that the capacity will be available for your use and typically comes with a lower price per unit compared to pay-as-you-go options.
Can I change the region or capacity after purchase?
Generally, reserved capacity commitments are region-specific and for a fixed term. Changes to the region or capacity may require purchasing a new reservation or modifying the existing one according to Microsoft's terms and conditions.
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.