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#Customer intent: As an IT admin, I need to understand what Azure Stack Edge is and how it works so I can use it to process and transform data before sending to Azure.
Azure Stack Edge is an AI-enabled edge computing device with network data transfer capabilities. This article provides you an overview of the Azure Stack Edge solution, benefits, key capabilities, and the scenarios where you can deploy this device.
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Azure Stack Edge is an AI-enabled edge computing device with network data transfer capabilities. This article provides you an overview of the Azure Stack Edge solution, benefits, key capabilities, and the scenarios where you can deploy this device.
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Azure Stack Edge is a Hardware-as-a-service solution. Microsoft ships you a cloud-managed device with a built-in Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) that enables accelerated AI-inferencing and has all the capabilities of a network storage gateway.
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Azure Stack Edge is a Hardware-as-a-service solution. Microsoft ships you a cloud-managed device with a built-in Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) that enables accelerated AI-inferencing and has all the capabilities of a network storage gateway.
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## Use cases
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-**Transfer data over network to Azure** - Use Azure Stack Edge to easily and quickly transfer data to Azure to enable further compute and analytics or for archival purposes.
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## Key capabilities
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Azure Stack Edge has the following capabilities:
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|Data access | Direct data access from Azure Storage Blobs and Azure Files using cloud APIs for additional data processing in the cloud. Local cache on the device is used for fast access of most recently used files.|
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|Cloud-managed |Device and service are managed via the Azure portal. |
|Supported protocols | Support for standard SMB and NFS protocols for data ingestion. <br> For more information on supported versions, go to[Azure Stack Edge system requirements](data-box-edge-system-requirements.md).|
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|Supported protocols | Support for standard SMB and NFS protocols for data ingestion. <br> For more information on supported versions, see[Azure Stack Edge system requirements](data-box-edge-system-requirements.md).|
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|Data refresh | Ability to refresh local files with the latest from cloud.|
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|Encryption | BitLocker support to locally encrypt data and secure data transfer to cloud over *https*.|
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|Bandwidth throttling| Throttle to limit bandwidth usage during peak hours.|
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|ExpressRoute | Added security through ExpressRoute. Use peering configuration where traffic from local devices to the cloud storage endpoints travels over the ExpressRoute. For more information, see [ExpressRoute overview](../expressroute/expressroute-introduction.md).
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## Components
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The Azure Stack Edge solution comprises of Azure Stack Edge resource, Azure Stack Edge physical device, and a local web UI.
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***Azure Stack Edge physical device** - A 1U rack-mounted server supplied by Microsoft that can be configured to send data to Azure.
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***Azure Stack Edge physical device** - A 1U rack-mounted server supplied by Microsoft that can be configured to send data to Azure.
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***Azure Stack Edge resource** – a resource in the Azure portal that lets you manage an Azure Stack Edge device from a web interface that you can access from different geographical locations. Use the Azure Stack Edge resource to create and manage resources, view, and manage devices and alerts, and manage shares.
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For information about using the web-based UI, go to [Use the web-based UI to administer your Azure Stack Edge](data-box-edge-manage-access-power-connectivity-mode.md).
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## Region availability
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Azure Stack Edge physical device, Azure resource, and target storage account to which you transfer data do not all have to be in the same region.
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-**Resource availability** - For a list of all the regions where the Azure Stack Edge resource is available, see [Azure products available by region](https://azure.microsoft.com/global-infrastructure/services/?products=databox®ions=all). Azure Stack Edge can also be deployed in the Azure Government Cloud. For more information, see [What is Azure Government?](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-government/documentation-government-welcome).
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-**Destination Storage accounts** - The storage accounts that store the data are available in all Azure regions. The regions where the storage accounts store Azure Stack Edge data should be located close to where the device is located for optimum performance. A storage account located far from the device results in long latencies and slower performance.
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-**Destination Storage accounts** - The storage accounts that store the data are available in all Azure regions. The regions where the storage accounts store Azure Stack Edge data should be located close to where the device is located for optimum performance. A storage account located far from the device results in long latencies and slower performance.
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## Next steps
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- Review the [Azure Stack Edge system requirements](data-box-edge-system-requirements.md).
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- Understand the [Azure Stack Edge limits](data-box-edge-limits.md).
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- Deploy [Azure Azure Stack Edge](data-box-edge-deploy-prep.md) in Azure portal.
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