# Azure Data Box Gateway / Edge

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-data-box-gateway-edge
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-data-box-gateway-edge.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-data-box-gateway-edge/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://microsoft.com
- **Slug:** azure-data-box-gateway-edge
- **Categories:** ai-machine-learning, cloud-infrastructure

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Deep native integration with Azure services and the ability to run containerized AI workloads directly on the local ingest hardware.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Azure Data Box Gateway and Edge are hybrid cloud solutions designed to move data into the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. The Gateway is a virtual appliance for network data transfers, while the Edge (now part of the Azure Stack family) is a physical device that provides local storage and AI-enabled edge processing.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Azure Data Box Gateway (Virtual)
  - Azure Stack Edge (Hardware)
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Subscription (Monthly fee plus shipping/data fees)
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Enterprise IT, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Remote Retail Locations
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - AWS Snowball Edge / AWS Storage Gateway
  - Google Distributed Cloud Edge / Transfer Appliance
  - Dell PowerEdge with Azure Stack HCI
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.