Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity, Hot - 100 TB, RA-GZRS, 3 Years
Secure 100 TB of Microsoft Hot Storage Reserved Capacity for 3 years, ensuring consistent data access and performance for your critical business applications.
- Capacity Commitment: Guarantees 100 TB of high-performance Hot tier storage.
- Redundancy & Availability: RA-GZRS offers geo-redundancy for enhanced data protection and uptime.
- Cost Predictability: Fixed reservation for 3 years provides budget certainty for storage costs.
- Performance Assurance: Ensures data is readily accessible for demanding workloads and immediate retrieval.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a 3-year reservation for 100 TB of Microsoft Azure Hot Storage with RA-GZRS redundancy in the US East 2 region. It guarantees capacity and performance for your frequently accessed data, ensuring it is always available when needed.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this reservation to manage large datasets, support critical applications, and maintain compliance without the unpredictable costs or capacity constraints of on-demand storage.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserves 100 TB of Hot tier storage, preventing unexpected unavailability.
- Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GZRS): Data is replicated across multiple Azure regions for maximum durability and availability.
- 3-Year Term: Locks in pricing and capacity for an extended period, simplifying budget management.
- Optimized for Hot Data: Ideal for data that requires frequent access and low latency retrieval.
- Cost Savings: Reserved capacity often provides a lower per-gigabyte cost compared to pay-as-you-go.
This 3-year reserved capacity is the ideal solution for businesses needing predictable, high-performance storage for their essential data.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Data Access for Critical Applications
Enable teams to maintain uninterrupted access to essential business data and applications. This ensures that operations dependent on frequently accessed information can proceed without performance degradation or availability issues.
cloud-native applications, data-intensive workloads, business continuity planning, hybrid cloud environments
Manage Large Data Volumes Predictably
Streamline the management of significant data archives and active datasets with guaranteed capacity. This allows IT professionals to plan infrastructure growth and budget effectively, avoiding overprovisioning or unexpected shortfalls.
data warehousing, large file storage, regulatory data retention, digital asset management
Meet Performance Demands for Active Data
Automate the provisioning of high-performance storage for data requiring low latency and rapid retrieval. This capability supports real-time analytics, transactional systems, and user-facing applications that demand immediate data access.
online transaction processing, real-time analytics, customer-facing portals, high-frequency trading platforms
Key Features
100 TB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees that the specified amount of storage is always available for your hot data, preventing service interruptions.
RA-GZRS Redundancy
Provides geo-redundancy by replicating data across multiple Azure regions, ensuring high durability and availability against regional failures.
3-Year Term Commitment
Locks in pricing and capacity for an extended period, offering budget predictability and potential cost savings compared to on-demand.
Hot Storage Tier
Optimized for frequently accessed data, delivering low latency and high throughput for demanding workloads.
US East 2 Region
Ensures data is stored in a specific geographic location, helping to meet data residency requirements and reduce latency for users in that region.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and performance for transactional data and often have strict data retention and compliance requirements that benefit from guaranteed capacity and geo-redundancy.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage vast amounts of sensitive patient data that requires consistent access for diagnostics and operations, necessitating reliable storage solutions with robust availability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations generate significant data from IoT devices and production processes that needs to be stored and accessed quickly for real-time monitoring and analysis, benefiting from predictable performance.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle large case files and client data that must be readily accessible for client work and compliance, making guaranteed capacity and performance crucial.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity?
It is a commitment to use a specific amount of Azure storage capacity for a set term, typically at a discounted rate compared to pay-as-you-go. This ensures capacity is available when you need it.
What does RA-GZRS mean?
RA-GZRS stands for Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage. It means your data is replicated to a secondary region for disaster recovery, and you can read from both the primary and secondary locations.
Who is this service for?
This service is ideal for businesses, particularly SMBs and mid-market companies, that have predictable storage needs for frequently accessed data and want to ensure performance and availability while managing costs.
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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