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  "name": "Azure Data Box / Data Box Heavy",
  "description": "Azure Data Box is a family of physical appliances provided by Microsoft to facilitate the transfer of massive amounts of data to Azure cloud storage when network bandwidth is limited or unavailable. The 'Heavy' version is a ruggedized, self-contained lifting-ready appliance designed to transport up to 1 petabyte of data per unit.",
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  "category": "Cloud Computing Service",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-09T00:04:08.640Z",
  "verifiedVitals": {
    "website": "https://azure.microsoft.com",
    "founded": "2017",
    "headquarters": "Redmond, WA",
    "pricing_model": "Usage-based (Flat service fee per device plus shipping and storage costs)",
    "core_products": "Azure Data Box, Azure Data Box Heavy, Azure Data Box Disk",
    "key_differentiator": "Offers one of the highest single-appliance capacities (1PB) in the industry with native, first-party integration into the Azure storage ecosystem.",
    "target_markets": "Enterprise IT, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Government, Post-Production Houses",
    "employee_count": "10,000+ (Azure Division)",
    "funding_stage": "Publicly Traded (Microsoft)",
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    "problemIntents": [
      "DIY Hard Drive Shipping: Physically shipping hard drives or NAS devices prepared by internal IT teams.",
      "Data Migration Managed Services: Hiring specialized data migration firms to handle petabyte-scale transfers."
    ],
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      "ship 1PB of data to the cloud",
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      "AWS Snowball alternatives",
      "petabyte scale offline data migration",
      "cheapest way to move 500TB to cloud offline",
      "Network-Based Transfer: Uploading data over the public internet or via dedicated fiber connections like Azure ExpressRoute."
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