Azure Data Box is a secure, ruggedized appliance designed to transfer large amounts of data to Azure when online transfer is not practical. It enables petabyte-scale data migrations quickly and securely by shipping physical devices to customer sites. Data Box services expand with AI-enhanced logistics, hybrid cloud support, and tighter integration with Azure Arc.
What’s special about Azure Data Box?
- Supports Data Box, Data Box Heavy, Data Box Disk, and Data Box Edge for different scale needs.
- AI-enhanced logistics: Predictive shipping and tracking ensure faster turnaround.
- Encrypted and tamper-resistant: FIPS 140-2 standard with automatic wipe after upload.
- Hybrid and edge-ready: Data Box Edge enables compute and ML at the edge before uploading to Azure.
- Azure Arc integration: Manage and govern edge devices centrally.
- Scalable up to petabytes of offline data ingestion.
Key Capabilities
- Bulk offline transfer of terabytes to petabytes of data.
- Multiple device models for flexibility (Disk, Box, Heavy, Edge).
- Secure shipping with full encryption and chain-of-custody tracking.
- Automatic integration into Azure Storage, Data Lake, and Synapse.
- Pre-processing with edge compute before ingestion.
- Integration with Azure Import/Export service.
Benefits of Azure Data Box
- Transfers massive datasets faster than online migration.
- Reduces costs for bandwidth-intensive moves.
- Ensures end-to-end security with encryption and tamper protection.
- Supports hybrid workloads with Data Box Edge.
- Simplifies compliance with auditable chain-of-custody.
Bottom line
Azure Data Box provides a secure, scalable way to move petabytes of data to Azure. With AI-powered logistics, hybrid readiness, and edge integration, DBS ensures large-scale migrations are efficient, secure, and future-proof.

