Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity, Hot - 1 PB, RA-GZRS, US East, 1 Year
Secure 1 PB of Microsoft Azure hot storage with RA-GZRS redundancy for a 1-year term, ensuring consistent data access and performance for your critical business applications.
- Capacity Commitment: Guarantees 1 PB of dedicated hot storage for predictable performance and cost management.
- Redundancy Assurance: RA-GZRS (Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage) protects data across multiple Azure regions for high availability.
- Term Commitment: Locks in capacity and pricing for 1 year, simplifying budgeting and resource planning.
- Performance Optimization: Hot tier access ensures frequently used data is readily available, minimizing latency for business operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides 1 Petabyte (PB) of Microsoft Azure Hot storage with Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GZRS) for a 1-year term. It guarantees a specific amount of high-performance storage capacity, ensuring your critical data is always accessible and protected against regional outages.
Businesses requiring significant, consistent, and highly available storage for their operations can utilize this reserved capacity. It is ideal for organizations managing large datasets, supporting demanding applications, or needing to meet strict data residency and redundancy requirements within their IT environment.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Reserves 1 PB of hot storage, preventing unexpected capacity limitations.
- Geo-Redundancy: RA-GZRS ensures data is replicated to a secondary region for disaster recovery.
- Performance Tier: Hot storage provides low latency access for frequently used data.
- Cost Predictability: Fixed term and capacity offer predictable monthly operational expenses.
- Azure Platform Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other Microsoft Azure services for a unified cloud strategy.
This reserved capacity solution is designed for SMB and mid-market teams needing predictable, high-performance, and geo-redundant storage without the overhead of managing physical infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable High-Performance Data Access
Enable teams to store and access large volumes of frequently used data with low latency. Streamline data retrieval for analytics, AI/ML workloads, or critical business applications requiring immediate access.
cloud-native applications, data analytics platforms, business intelligence systems
Ensure Business Continuity with Geo-Redundancy
Protect critical business data against regional failures by leveraging RA-GZRS. Maintain operational continuity and meet stringent disaster recovery objectives with data replicated across geographically separate Azure regions.
disaster recovery planning, regulatory compliance, mission-critical systems
Optimize Storage Costs with Reserved Capacity
Streamline budgeting and reduce unpredictable storage expenses by committing to a fixed capacity for 1 year. Automate cost management for large datasets, ensuring predictable operational expenditures.
financial planning, long-term IT strategy, operational expense management
Key Features
1 PB Reserved Hot Storage
Guarantees a significant amount of high-performance storage, preventing performance bottlenecks and ensuring data is readily available for active use.
RA-GZRS Redundancy
Provides robust data protection by replicating data to a secondary Azure region, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
1-Year Term Commitment
Offers predictable costs and simplifies IT budgeting by locking in capacity and pricing for a full year.
Hot Access Tier
Ensures low latency access to frequently accessed data, critical for real-time applications and user experiences.
US East Region Deployment
Meets data residency requirements and provides low latency for organizations operating within or serving the eastern United States.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and geo-redundancy for sensitive transaction data and regulatory compliance, making reserved hot storage a critical component for their operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage vast amounts of patient data (PHI) that demand secure, highly available, and compliant storage solutions, often necessitating geo-redundancy for disaster recovery.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize large datasets for operational efficiency, IoT data, and supply chain management, requiring consistent performance and availability for their critical business systems.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups manage large volumes of customer data, inventory, and transactional information that benefit from the performance and availability of hot storage for real-time operations and analytics.
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 reduced price compared to pay-as-you-go. This offering reserves 1 PB of hot storage with geo-redundancy for 1 year.
What does RA-GZRS mean?
RA-GZRS stands for Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage. It means your data is synchronously replicated to a secondary region within Azure for high availability and durability, and you can access the secondary region's data if needed.
Who is this service for?
This service is ideal for businesses that have predictable, large-scale storage needs and require high availability and performance. It is suitable for SMB and mid-market companies that use Azure for their core operations.
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
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