Microsoft describes the now-available Azure Data Box as a "ruggedized device" that organizations can rent from Microsoft when they need to transfer large amounts of data -- up to 100TB -- securely ...

If you’ve got a lot more data, though, then Microsoft now also offers the Azure Data Box Heavy. This new box, which is now in preview, can hold up to one petabyte of data. Microsoft did not say ...

Today Microsoft announced the general availability of its Azure Data Box, along with new online capabilities -- Azure Data Box Edge and Azure Data Box Gateway -- both in preview. In addition, the ...

Microsoft MSFT announced various updates regarding Azure Data Box at its annual Ignite, 2018 conference at Orlando, FL. Notably, the conference is scheduled from Sep 24 to Sep 28.

The general availability of Azure Data Box Edge is a critical milestone for Microsoft and its customers. It’s the first step in delivering the promise of intelligent cloud and intelligent edge.

First, you’ve got a bunch of data in your enterprise and you’d like it to be in Azure. You call us up, we send you a disk, you fill up that disk, send it back to us, and it shows up in Azure.

The Data Box offer also includes two connected appliances – the Data Box Gateway and Edge. As the name suggests, the Gateway allows data transfer to Azure using protocols in use in the enterprise.