Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity Hot 1 PB ZRS 3 Years
This Microsoft Azure service reserves 1 PB of Hot storage capacity with Zone Redundancy (ZRS) in the US Central region for a 3-year term, guaranteeing performance and availability for your critical business data.
- Guaranteed Capacity: Secure 1 PB of high-performance Hot storage, ensuring your applications and data have consistent access.
- Zone Redundancy (ZRS): Provides data protection across multiple Availability Zones within a region, enhancing resilience against localized failures.
- Predictable Costs: Lock in capacity and pricing for 3 years, simplifying budgeting and avoiding unexpected spikes in storage expenses.
- Optimized Performance: Hot tier storage is ideal for frequently accessed data, offering low latency and high throughput for demanding workloads.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a reservation for 1 Petabyte (PB) of Microsoft Azure Hot storage with Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for a duration of 3 years, specifically within the US Central region. It ensures that a dedicated amount of high-performance, readily accessible storage is available for your business needs, protected against regional disruptions through ZRS.
This reserved capacity is designed for businesses that require consistent, high-availability storage for their critical applications, databases, and frequently accessed data. It fits within an organization's Azure environment, providing a foundational storage layer that supports ongoing operations and data-intensive processes without the concern of fluctuating capacity or performance.
- Dedicated Storage Allocation: Guarantees 1 PB of Hot tier storage, preventing capacity contention.
- Enhanced Data Durability: ZRS protects data across multiple availability zones, offering superior resilience.
- Long-Term Cost Savings: A 3-year commitment provides predictable pricing and potential discounts compared to pay-as-you-go.
- Optimized for Frequent Access: Hot tier storage ensures low latency and high throughput for active data sets.
- Regional Availability: Specifically provisioned for the US Central region, aligning with data residency and performance needs.
Secure your critical data with guaranteed capacity and resilience. This 3-year reservation is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations needing predictable, high-performance Azure storage.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to guarantee the performance of data-intensive applications by reserving dedicated Hot storage capacity. This ensures low latency and high throughput for frequently accessed data, supporting critical business processes without interruption.
cloud-native applications, data analytics platforms, virtual desktop infrastructure
Meet Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Streamline compliance efforts by ensuring data is stored in a designated region with built-in redundancy. This reservation helps meet data residency and availability mandates, providing auditable proof of compliant storage solutions.
data governance frameworks, industry-specific regulations, disaster recovery planning
Optimize Cloud Storage Budgeting
Automate cost predictability for essential storage needs by committing to a 3-year reservation. This approach avoids unexpected cost escalations and simplifies financial planning for cloud infrastructure.
long-term cloud strategy, financial forecasting, operational expense management
Key Features
1 PB Storage Capacity Reservation
Guarantees a substantial amount of high-performance storage is always available for your critical data and applications.
Hot Storage Tier
Provides optimal performance for frequently accessed data, ensuring low latency and high throughput.
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS)
Protects your data by replicating it across multiple Availability Zones within a region, offering enhanced durability and availability.
3-Year Term Commitment
Offers predictable pricing and potential cost savings over the long term, simplifying budget management.
US Central Region Specific
Ensures data is stored within a specific geographic region, helping to meet data residency requirements and optimize network latency.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and performance for transaction data and often have strict data residency and durability requirements that ZRS helps meet.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and must comply with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure, highly available, and geographically specific storage solutions.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations often generate large volumes of data from IoT devices and operational systems that require consistent, high-performance storage for real-time analytics and process control.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail businesses rely on accessible data for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer analytics, demanding consistent performance and availability, especially during peak seasons.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Storage Reserved Capacity?
Storage Reserved Capacity allows you to commit to a specific amount of Azure storage for a 1 or 3-year term at a discounted rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. It guarantees that capacity is available for your needs.
What is Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS)?
ZRS replicates your data across three Azure Availability Zones in a region. This provides higher durability and availability than LRS (Locally Redundant Storage) by protecting against failures within a single data center.
Who is this service for?
This service is ideal for businesses that have predictable, high storage needs and require guaranteed performance and availability for their Azure workloads. It is particularly beneficial for those needing to manage costs over a longer term.
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.