Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity, Hot - 10 PB, RA-GRS, US West Central, 1 Year
Secure 10 PB of Microsoft Hot Storage Reserved Capacity for a 1 year term in the US West Central region, ensuring consistent data access and performance for your critical business applications.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantees 10 PB of high-performance hot storage for predictable data access needs.
- Regional Availability: Deployed in the US West Central region, optimizing latency for local operations.
- Redundancy & Durability: RA-GRS (Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage) ensures data is replicated across geographically distant locations for enhanced resilience.
- Cost Predictability: A 1-year subscription locks in capacity and pricing, simplifying budget management for essential storage.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides 10 Petabytes (PB) of Microsoft's Hot Storage Reserved Capacity, provisioned for a 1-year term in the US West Central region. It utilizes Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS) to ensure high availability and durability by replicating data across geographically separated data centers. This reservation guarantees a specific amount of high-performance storage, ideal for applications with consistent and demanding data access requirements.
Businesses with significant data storage needs, such as those in finance, healthcare, or media, will find this service essential for maintaining operational continuity and meeting regulatory compliance. It is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who require enterprise-grade storage solutions without the overhead of managing physical infrastructure. This reserved capacity integrates directly into Microsoft Azure, providing a scalable and reliable foundation for data-intensive workloads.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserves 10 PB of hot storage, preventing performance degradation due to capacity constraints.
- Geo-Redundancy: RA-GRS ensures data is replicated to a secondary region for disaster recovery and business continuity.
- Optimized Performance: Hot tier storage provides low latency access for frequently used data.
- Predictable Costs: A fixed 1-year term offers budget certainty for essential storage resources.
- Microsoft Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other Azure services for a unified cloud environment.
This Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market organizations needing guaranteed, high-performance, and resilient storage for their critical business data.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Data Access for Critical Applications
Enable teams to maintain uninterrupted access to large, frequently used datasets essential for daily operations. This ensures that applications like CRM, ERP, or analytics platforms perform optimally without capacity-related slowdowns.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud deployments, data warehousing, business intelligence platforms
Meet Regulatory Compliance for Data Archiving
Streamline compliance with data retention policies by securing a dedicated block of hot storage for active archiving. This ensures that regulated data remains readily accessible for audits and immediate retrieval.
data governance frameworks, compliance-driven storage needs, long-term data accessibility
Support High-Volume Transactional Workloads
Automate the provisioning of high-performance storage required for intensive transactional systems, such as e-commerce platforms or financial trading systems. This guarantees the necessary throughput and low latency for peak operational periods.
e-commerce operations, financial services platforms, high-frequency data processing
Key Features
10 PB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees a substantial volume of high-performance storage, preventing performance bottlenecks for data-intensive applications.
Hot Storage Tier
Provides low-latency access for frequently accessed data, optimizing application responsiveness and user experience.
RA-GRS (Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage)
Ensures data durability and availability by replicating data to a secondary geographic region, supporting disaster recovery.
1-Year Subscription Term
Offers predictable costs and capacity planning for a full year, simplifying budgeting and resource management.
US West Central Region Deployment
Optimizes data access performance for organizations with operations or users located in or near this geographic area.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-performance, highly available storage for transactional data and regulatory compliance, making reserved capacity and geo-redundancy critical for operations and risk management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage vast amounts of sensitive patient data that must be readily accessible for care and compliant with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating reliable and durable storage solutions.
Media & Entertainment
This industry generates and consumes massive datasets for content creation, storage, and distribution, requiring high-capacity, high-performance storage to support workflows and ensure content availability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often deal with large volumes of operational data, IoT sensor data, and design files that require consistent access and robust storage for analysis, process optimization, and historical record-keeping.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity?
Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity allows you to reserve a specific amount of storage capacity for a 1-year term at a discounted rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. This ensures you have the capacity you need when you need it.
What is RA-GRS?
RA-GRS stands for Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage. It means your data is synchronously replicated to a primary region and then asynchronously replicated to a secondary, geographically distant region. You can read data from both locations.
Who is this service intended for?
This service is designed for businesses, particularly SMBs and mid-market companies, that have significant and consistent data storage needs and require high performance and data resilience. It is for organizations using IT for their own operations.
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.