Storage Reserved Capacity Archive 1 PB RA-GRS

Lock in archive storage economics for data that must remain available over time but is rarely accessed. This Microsoft Azure reserved capacity plan commits 1 PB of Archive storage in US West Central for a 3-year term, helping teams control spend while preserving a durable home for long-term retention data. RA-GRS adds geo-redundant resilience with read access to the secondary region, which is valuable when archive data still needs a higher availability posture than basic cold storage. For infrastructure and procurement teams, the appeal is straightforward: predictable capacity, a fixed term, and a storage tier built for retention rather than active workloads. This is the right choice when archive growth is steady and the business can commit to capacity in exchange for lower effective storage cost. It suits compliance archives, backup retention, and historical datasets where keeping data economical matters more than frequent retrieval.