Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity, Cool - 1 PB, RA-GRS, US Central, 3 Years
Secure 1 PB of Microsoft Azure cool storage capacity with RA-GRS redundancy in the US Central region for a committed 3-year term, ensuring predictable costs and performance for your critical data.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in pricing for 1 PB of cool storage over 3 years, simplifying budget management.
- High Availability: RA-GRS redundancy ensures data durability and accessibility across multiple regions.
- Optimized Performance: Reserved capacity guarantees resources are available when you need them.
- Scalable Storage: Provides a substantial 1 PB of capacity for growing data storage requirements.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides 1 Petabyte (PB) of Microsoft Azure Cool storage with Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS) for the US Central region, committed over a 3-year term. It guarantees a specific amount of storage capacity, ensuring your data is available and protected with high durability.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who require significant, cost-effective, and highly available storage for large datasets. It fits into cloud storage strategies, providing a dedicated block of capacity within Azure for applications, backups, archives, or data lakes.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserves 1 PB of Azure Cool storage, preventing unexpected capacity limits.
- Geo-Redundant Durability: RA-GRS ensures data is replicated to a secondary region for enhanced protection.
- Cost Efficiency: Long-term commitment (3 years) offers a lower per-gigabyte cost for cool storage.
- Performance Assurance: Dedicated capacity ensures consistent access speeds for your stored data.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet data residency and durability requirements for regulated industries.
This reserved capacity solution is designed for businesses needing substantial, reliable, and cost-effective cloud storage without the complexity of managing physical infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Large-Scale Data Archiving
Enable teams to archive massive datasets, such as historical records or compliance logs, at a predictable cost. Streamline data retention policies by securing dedicated cool storage capacity for long-term preservation.
cloud-native applications, data warehousing, regulatory compliance environments, long-term data retention
Support Backup and Disaster Recovery
Support robust backup and disaster recovery strategies by reserving significant storage capacity for critical business data. Protect against data loss with geo-redundant storage ensuring business continuity.
business continuity planning, data protection strategies, hybrid cloud deployments, mission-critical systems
Facilitate Big Data Analytics
Facilitate big data analytics projects by providing ample, cost-effective storage for large datasets. Ensure consistent performance for data ingestion and processing workloads.
data science initiatives, IoT data storage, machine learning workloads, large-scale data processing
Key Features
1 PB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees a substantial amount of storage, preventing unexpected overages and ensuring resources are always available for your data.
Cool Storage Tier
Provides a cost-effective solution for data that is accessed less frequently but still requires quick retrieval.
RA-GRS Redundancy
Ensures high data durability and availability by replicating data to a secondary geographic region, protecting against regional outages.
US Central Region
Meets data residency requirements for organizations operating within or serving the central United States.
3-Year Commitment
Locks in pricing for an extended period, offering significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go options and simplifying long-term budgeting.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This vertical requires long-term data retention for regulatory compliance and audit trails, making reserved cool storage for archives and historical data highly valuable.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage vast amounts of patient data and imaging that require durable, compliant, and cost-effective storage solutions for compliance with HIPAA and other regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers generate large volumes of operational data, sensor readings, and historical production logs that need cost-effective, long-term storage for analysis and compliance.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle extensive case files, discovery data, and client records that necessitate secure, durable, and compliant long-term storage solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity?
Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity allows you to commit to a specific amount of Azure storage for a set term, typically 1 or 3 years, in exchange for a lower per-gigabyte price. This helps in predictable cost management for large storage needs.
What is RA-GRS?
RA-GRS stands for Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage. It provides high durability by replicating your data synchronously across two primary regions and asynchronously to a secondary region. You can read data from both primary and secondary locations.
Who benefits from this type of storage reservation?
Businesses with significant, predictable storage needs, such as large archives, backup repositories, or data lakes, benefit from reserved capacity. It's ideal for organizations looking to optimize costs and ensure consistent availability for their data.
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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