Azure Data box is a great way to transfer large amount of data into Azure regardless if its a one time transfer, incremental transfer or periodic uploads.
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Data Box Disk | Data Box | Data Box Heavy |
40 TB total capacity per order | 100 TB total capacity per order | 1 PB total capacity per order |
35 TB usable capacity per order | 80 TB usable capacity per order | 800 TB usable capacity per order |
Up to five disks per order | One device per order | One device per order |
Supports Azure Block Blob, Page Blob, Azure Files or Managed Disk | Supports Azure Block Blob, Page Blob, Azure Files or Managed Disk | Supports Azure Block Blob, Page Blob, Azure Files or Managed Disk |
Copy data to one storage account | Copy data to 10 storage accounts | Copy data to 10 storage accounts |
USB/SATA II, III interface | 1×1/10 Gbps RJ45, 2×10 Gbps SFP+ interface | 4×1 Gbps RJ45, 4×40 Gbps QSFP+ interface |
Uses AES 128-bit encryption | Uses AES 256-bit encryption | Uses AES 256-bit encryption |
Copy data using Robocopy or similar tools | Copy data using standard NAS protocols (SMB/NFS) | Copy data using standard NAS protocols (SMB/NFS) |
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As you can see below, Data Box Heavy is not available in Canada Central region and availability is going to vary from region to region.
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The East US region show availability for all Data Box products.
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Once you place the order, Microsoft will ship you the appropriate device along with instructions on how to export the data.
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