Microsoft-supplied encrypted, ruggedised storage appliances for physically moving big data sets, tens of terabytes upwards, into or out of Azure when networks are too slow or not available.
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Terms in this definition
- General-purpose v1
The older storage account kind (
Storage), which lacks access tiers, Archive and premium file shares and retires on 13 October 2026. Converting to ZRS requires first upgrading to GPv2, a one-way change.
Related terms
- Azure Import/Export service
A legacy method for moving big volumes of storage data offline in either direction by posting your own hard drives to a Microsoft datacentre. Azure Data Box does the same job using Microsoft-supplied devices.