Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity, Hot - 1 PB, GZRS, 3 Years
Secure 1 PB of Microsoft Azure Hot GZRS storage capacity for a committed 3-year term, ensuring cost efficiency and predictable performance for your critical data.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantees 1 PB of high-performance Hot GZRS storage for your Azure environment.
- Cost Optimization: Locks in pricing for 3 years, providing significant savings compared to pay-as-you-go options.
- Performance & Availability: Leverages Geo-redundant Zone-Redundant Storage (GZRS) for enhanced durability and uptime.
- Predictable Operations: Ensures consistent access to your data, supporting business continuity and operational stability.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reserved capacity commitment for Microsoft Azure Hot Geo-redundant Zone-Redundant Storage (GZRS). It guarantees 1 Petabyte (PB) of storage for a 3-year term, specifically within the US East 2 region, ensuring your data is readily accessible and protected against regional outages.
This solution is designed for businesses that require consistent, high-availability storage for their critical applications and data. IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this to manage large datasets, ensure compliance, and optimize cloud spending without the overhead of managing physical infrastructure.
- Reserved Capacity: Secure 1 PB of Hot GZRS storage for a fixed 3-year period.
- Geo-Redundancy: GZRS provides high durability by replicating data across multiple availability zones within a region and also asynchronously to a secondary region.
- Cost Savings: Significant discounts are applied for committing to a 3-year term, reducing overall storage expenditure.
- Performance Tier: Hot tier ensures frequently accessed data is available with low latency.
- Regional Commitment: Specific to the US East 2 Azure region, ideal for localized or regional operations.
This reserved capacity is the ideal choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing predictable, high-performance, and durable cloud storage without long-term commitment complexities.
What This Enables
Ensure High Availability for Critical Data
Enable teams to guarantee continuous access to essential business data, supporting uninterrupted operations. Streamline data retrieval for applications requiring low latency and high throughput.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, data-intensive applications, business continuity planning
Optimize Cloud Storage Costs
Streamline budgeting by locking in storage costs for 1 PB of Hot GZRS capacity over a 3-year term. Automate cost predictability for large datasets, avoiding unexpected spikes in cloud expenditure.
long-term data archiving, large-scale analytics platforms, regulated data storage, predictable workload environments
Meet Data Durability and Compliance Needs
Enable teams to meet stringent data durability requirements through GZRS redundancy across multiple availability zones. Support regulatory compliance by ensuring data protection and availability within a specific geographic region.
compliance-driven data management, disaster recovery strategies, regional data residency requirements, mission-critical systems
Key Features
1 PB Reserved Capacity
Guarantees the availability of 1 Petabyte of storage, preventing capacity shortages for critical data.
3-Year Term Commitment
Locks in pricing for three years, providing significant cost savings and budget predictability.
Hot Access Tier
Ensures frequently accessed data is available with low latency, improving application performance.
GZRS Redundancy
Provides high durability and availability by replicating data across multiple availability zones within the US East 2 region.
US East 2 Region Specific
Ideal for organizations with data residency or performance needs focused on the eastern United States.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Requires high data durability and availability for transactional data and regulatory compliance, making GZRS a critical component for risk management and operational continuity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Needs to store vast amounts of patient data and research information with strict compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA), demanding secure, highly available, and durable storage solutions.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Often deals with large datasets from IoT devices, production logs, and supply chain management, requiring scalable and cost-effective storage with predictable performance for operational analytics.
Legal & Professional Services
Manages sensitive client documents and case files that require secure, highly available, and compliant storage solutions with long-term retention capabilities.
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 (e.g., 3 years) in exchange for a discounted price compared to pay-as-you-go rates.
What does GZRS mean?
GZRS stands for Geo-redundant Zone-Redundant Storage. It offers the highest level of durability and availability by replicating data across multiple availability zones within a region and asynchronously to a secondary region.
Who is this product for?
This product is for businesses that have predictable, large-scale storage needs and want to optimize their cloud spending while ensuring high availability and durability 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
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Returns
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