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  "name": "Azure Data Box",
  "description": "Azure Data Box is a family of physical appliances provided by Microsoft to facilitate the transfer of large amounts of data to Azure cloud storage when network bandwidth is a constraint. The service includes various device form factors—ranging from small encrypted SSDs to large-scale ruggedized units—that are shipped to the customer, loaded with data, and returned to a Microsoft data center for upload. It is a critical component of Microsoft's hybrid cloud and data migration portfolio.",
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  "logoUrl": "",
  "baiScore": 92,
  "archetype": "Challenger",
  "category": "Cloud Computing Services",
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      "slug": "aws-snowball-snowmobile",
      "name": "AWS Snowmobile"
    },
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      "slug": "google-transfer-appliance",
      "name": "Google Transfer Appliance"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ibm-cloud-mass-data-migrator",
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    },
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      "slug": "aws-snowball-snowcone",
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    {
      "slug": "dedicated-fiberleased-lines",
      "name": "Dedicated Fiberleased Lines"
    }
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    }
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    "website": "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/databox/",
    "founded": "2017",
    "headquarters": "Redmond, Washington, USA",
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    "target_markets": "Enterprise IT, Data Scientists, Media and Entertainment, Government/Public Sector",
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