Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity, Hot - 10 PB, GZRS, US East, 1 Year
This Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity provides 10 petabytes of hot, geo-redundant storage in the US East region for a one-year term, guaranteeing capacity and cost predictability.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Secure 10 PB of hot storage, ensuring your critical data is always accessible when needed.
- Geo-Redundancy (GZRS): Benefit from GZRS protection, safeguarding data against regional outages with cross-region replication.
- Cost Predictability: Lock in capacity at a fixed rate for one year, simplifying budgeting and avoiding unexpected spikes.
- Performance Assurance: Hot tier access ensures low latency for frequently accessed data, optimizing application performance.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering reserves 10 petabytes of Microsoft Azure hot storage capacity with GZRS (Geo-Zone Redundant Storage) in the US East region for a one-year term. It guarantees the availability of this specific storage volume and tier, ensuring your data is ready for immediate access.
Businesses with substantial data storage needs, particularly those requiring high availability and performance for frequently accessed data, will find this reservation valuable. It integrates into existing Azure environments, providing a predictable capacity solution for applications, backups, and data archives.
- Reserved Capacity: Guarantees 10 PB of hot storage is available for your use.
- GZRS Redundancy: Provides high durability and availability by replicating data across multiple Azure regions.
- Hot Access Tier: Optimized for frequently accessed data requiring low latency.
- US East Region: Deployed in a specific, high-demand Azure geographic location.
- One-Year Term: Fixed commitment for predictable capacity and cost over 12 months.
Secure your critical data infrastructure with predictable capacity and robust geo-redundancy for your business operations.
What This Enables
Ensure Data Availability for Critical Applications
Enable teams to maintain uninterrupted access to essential business applications and services. This reservation guarantees the underlying storage capacity is always ready, preventing downtime caused by storage limitations.
cloud-native applications, data-intensive workloads, business continuity planning
Meet Regulatory Compliance for Data Archiving
Streamline compliance efforts by ensuring long-term, accessible storage for regulatory data archives. The GZRS redundancy helps meet data residency and availability requirements mandated by industry regulations.
data retention policies, audit requirements, compliance frameworks
Optimize Performance for Frequently Accessed Data
Automate the provisioning of high-performance storage for data that requires low-latency access. The hot tier ensures that your most frequently used datasets are readily available, enhancing user experience and application responsiveness.
analytics platforms, active databases, content delivery networks
Key Features
10 PB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees a substantial amount of storage is always available for your critical data and applications.
GZRS (Geo-Zone Redundant Storage)
Provides high durability and availability by replicating data across multiple Azure regions, protecting against local failures.
Hot Access Tier
Ensures low latency access for frequently accessed data, optimizing performance for active workloads.
US East Region Deployment
Offers a specific geographic location for data residency and performance optimization for users in that region.
One-Year Term Commitment
Provides cost predictability and budget certainty for your storage infrastructure over a 12-month period.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and geo-redundancy for sensitive data, transaction logs, and regulatory compliance, making GZRS a critical component for their operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain constant access to patient records and comply with strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating reliable and redundant storage solutions.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers generate vast amounts of operational data, IoT sensor data, and design files that require secure, accessible, and performant storage for analysis and process optimization.
Media & Entertainment
This industry relies on storing and accessing large media assets, requiring high-throughput, low-latency storage for content creation, editing, and distribution workflows.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Storage Reserved Capacity?
Storage Reserved Capacity allows you to commit to a specific amount of Azure storage capacity for a one-year term at a reduced rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. It guarantees that capacity will be available for your use.
What does GZRS mean?
GZRS stands for Geo-Zone Redundant Storage. It provides the highest level of durability and availability by synchronously replicating data across three Azure Availability Zones in the primary region and asynchronously replicating it to a secondary Azure region.
Who is this service intended for?
This service is designed for businesses with significant and predictable storage needs that require high availability and performance. It is ideal for organizations that want to ensure capacity and control costs over a one-year period.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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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