Geo-Zone-Redundant Storage

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Definition

Azure's premium storage option combining zone redundancy in the primary region with geo-replication to a secondary region. Offers the highest durability and availability by protecting against both data center and regional failures.

Real-World Example

Azure GZRS is used for mission-critical data requiring maximum protection, surviving data center failures via ZRS and regional disasters via geo-replication.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

These services provide data redundancy across multiple geographic locations to ensure high availability and durability, similar to Azure's GZRS.

AWS
Amazon S3 Multi-Region Access Points
AZ
Geo-Zone-Redundant Storage (GZRS)
GCP
Google Cloud Storage Multi-Regional
OCI
OCI Object Storage Replication

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