Azure Data Box is a product offered by Microsoft Azure that helps organizations transfer large amounts of data securely and efficiently to and from Azure. It is similar to AWS Snowball Edge or/ Google Transfer Appliance. The purpose of the Azure Data Box is to provide a way for organizations to move large amounts of data to Azure without relying on traditional data transfer methods that can be slow, costly, and unreliable. Data Box devices can be ordered using the Azure portal. Using the local web UI, one can set up this as per the requirement.
Data Box is a device designed to securely transport up to 100TB of data to and from Azure. It is ideal for organizations that need to transfer large amounts of data but have limited network bandwidth.
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