Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity, Cool, 100 TB, RA-GRS, 3 Years
Secure 100 TB of Microsoft Azure Cool storage with RA-GRS redundancy for a committed 3-year term, ensuring predictable costs and consistent data availability for your critical business operations.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in pricing for 100 TB of cool storage over 3 years, avoiding unexpected fluctuations.
- High Availability: Redundant storage (RA-GRS) ensures data durability and accessibility even during regional outages.
- Optimized Performance: Cool tier provides cost-effective storage for infrequently accessed data while maintaining quick retrieval.
- Scalable Capacity: Reserve 100 TB to meet current and future data storage needs without immediate provisioning concerns.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure subscription reserves 100 terabytes of Cool storage with Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS) for a 3-year term. It guarantees capacity and provides a cost-effective solution for data that is accessed infrequently but requires rapid availability when needed. The RA-GRS ensures your data is replicated across multiple geographic locations for maximum durability and availability.
This offering is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage growing data volumes without the overhead of enterprise-level infrastructure management. It fits within cloud storage strategies, providing a predictable cost structure for archiving, backup, or infrequently accessed operational data within Azure.
- Reserved Capacity: Guarantees 100 TB of storage space is available for your use.
- Cost Savings: Provides a lower per-gigabyte cost compared to pay-as-you-go for predictable workloads.
- Geo-Redundancy: RA-GRS ensures data is replicated to a secondary region for disaster recovery.
- Cool Access Tier: Balances cost-effectiveness with the need for quick data retrieval when required.
- Subscription Term: Fixed 3-year commitment for budget certainty and simplified management.
Ensure your business has the necessary data storage capacity with predictable costs and high availability by reserving 100 TB of Azure Cool storage.
What This Enables
Reserve Cost-Effective Long-Term Data Storage
Enable teams to store large volumes of infrequently accessed data, such as historical records or compliance archives, at a predictable cost. Streamline data management by ensuring capacity is always available for essential business information.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud environments, data archiving strategies, long-term data retention policies
Ensure Data Availability for Disaster Recovery
Protect critical business data with geo-redundant storage, ensuring continuity even in the event of a regional outage. Automate data replication to a secondary location, minimizing downtime and data loss risks.
business continuity planning, disaster recovery sites, regulatory compliance mandates, mission-critical data protection
Manage Predictable Storage Costs for Backups
Organizations deploying backup solutions can benefit from reserved capacity, providing a fixed cost for storing backup data over a 3-year period. This simplifies budgeting and avoids unexpected spikes in storage expenses.
backup and recovery solutions, on-premises data protection, cloud-based backup targets, data lifecycle management
Key Features
100 TB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees sufficient storage space is available, preventing capacity-related service disruptions.
Cool Access Tier
Provides a cost-effective solution for data accessed infrequently, reducing overall storage expenses.
Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS)
Ensures high data durability and availability by replicating data to a secondary region, protecting against regional failures.
3-Year Subscription Term
Offers predictable pricing and budget certainty for long-term data storage needs.
Microsoft Azure Platform
Integrates seamlessly with other Azure services, providing a unified cloud environment for your IT operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require long-term data retention for regulatory compliance and audit purposes, making reserved cool storage a cost-effective solution for historical transaction data and policy archives.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must retain patient records and imaging data for extended periods, often mandated by HIPAA and other regulations, benefiting from predictable costs for large-volume, infrequently accessed data.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle vast amounts of case files and client documentation that require secure, long-term storage for compliance and potential future reference, fitting the cool tier's cost-performance profile.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often store historical production data, sensor logs, and quality control records for compliance and analysis, where reserved capacity ensures availability and predictable costs for these large datasets.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity?
It is a subscription service that allows you to reserve a specific amount of Azure storage capacity for a committed term, typically at a lower cost than pay-as-you-go options. This ensures your capacity is available when you need it.
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 geographic region, providing high durability and availability. Read access is available from both primary and secondary locations.
Who is this service best suited for?
This service is ideal for businesses that have predictable storage needs for data accessed infrequently, such as archives, backups, or historical data, and want to secure capacity and costs over a multi-year term.
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.