No. The Archive tier is offline storage. "Rehydrating" data takes anywhere from 1 to 15 hours depending on the priority. It is designed for data you likely will never need, but must keep. For data you might need instantly, we use the "Cool" or "Cold" tiers (milliseconds latency).
Yes, for the storage capacity in the Archive tier. However, you must be aware of "rehydration" costs and early deletion fees (e.g., if you delete archive data before 180 days). We design your policies to strictly avoid these penalties.
Yes. Using Azure Files, we can mount the storage as a standard SMB share (Z: drive) on Windows, macOS, or Linux, making it transparent to your employees.
Absolutely. We enable Geo-Redundancy (GRS), which creates a synchronous copy of your data in a secondary region hundreds of kilometers away (e.g., pairing Poland Central with West Europe).
