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.
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) |
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.
The East US region show availability for all Data Box products.
Once you place the order, Microsoft will ship you the appropriate device along with instructions on how to export the data.