Microsoft Storage Reserved Capacity Archive 10 PB RA-GRS

Plan archive storage with the certainty that large retention environments demand. This 10 PB reserved capacity commitment for Azure Archive in US West Central is designed for organizations that already know their long-term storage footprint and want to convert variable consumption into a defined, forecastable commitment. RA-GRS adds read-access geo-redundancy, giving teams an additional layer of continuity for archive data that must remain durable and recoverable across regional boundaries. For enterprises managing compliance archives, historical telemetry, or large-scale records retention, that matters more than raw capacity alone. The 3-year term is where this reservation earns its value. It gives procurement and infrastructure leaders a longer planning horizon, reducing the need to renegotiate storage economics every budget cycle. Compared with smaller or shorter commitments, this model is built for scale, stability, and disciplined cost control over time.