42 updates from Microsoft Azure.
We’re excited to announce the GA of Live Resize for shared Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) and Ultra data disks. This feature allows you to dynamically expand the storage capacity of your disks without any…
Azure Storage Mover now supports agentless, cloud-to-cloud migration from AWS FSx for Windows File Server (SMB) to Azure Files (SMB), in preview. You can move your Windows file shares off FSx and…
Azure NetApp Files now supports configuration of SMB opportunistic locking (oplocks) for SMB and dual-protocol volumes. Opportunistic locks (Oplocks) improve SMB client caching and are enabled by…
Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP is now generally available in all regions. You can now use Entra ID identities including guest users via Entra External Identities to…
Azure Storage Mover now supports cloud-to-cloud migration of data from Google Cloud Storage (GCS) to Azure Blob Storage, helping organizations simplify multi-cloud consolidation onto Azure.Using the…
Azure Blob Storage has long supported data integrity validation, starting with MD5 as part of the original HTTP standards and adding CRC64-NVME support in 2019. Today, CRC64-NVME is now integrated…
Azure NetApp Files migration assistant (with SnapMirror) provides efficient and cost-effective data migration leveraging ONTAP's built-in replication engine for seamless transition from on-premises…
As part of our ongoing efforts to streamline the Azure Storage portfolio and deliver enhanced performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, we are announcing the retirement of all General purpose v1…
The Object REST API (an S3-compatible REST API) on Azure NetApp Files bridges the gap between traditional file-based storage and modern cloud services, enabling you to use your existing data in new…
Azure Storage Actions, our fully managed platform that transforms how organizations automate data management tasks for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage, now supports mock runs - a new way to simulate…
Azure NetApp Files cache volumes is now Generally Available. Azure NetApp Files now support cache volumes, which are cloud-based caches of an external origin volume, containing only the most actively…
The Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available. The Rust SDK allows you to connect to an Azure Blob Storage account and perform operations on containers and blobs, including…
To support seamless migration and operation of workloads that use large files including Azure VMware Solution (AVS) virtual machines with large VMDK disks, Azure NetApp Files now supports file sizes…
Azure NetApp Files now enables backup by default when creating new volumes, delivering a more seamless and secure data‑protection experience. Backups are automatically provisioned during volume…
Azure Backup now supports ‘Bulk Restore’ for Azure virtual machines (VMs), enabling customers to restore multiple VMs (upto 100) in a single operation. This feature simplifies large-scale recovery…
Azure Elastic SAN datastores are now supported with AV64 SKUs, enabling higher-scale and higher-performance storage options for Azure VMware Solution deployments.
Elastic SAN datastores deliver simpler connectivity and improved performance when used with AVS Gen2 Private Cloud: Simpler connectivity & configuration No ExpressRoute gateway required A single…
Azure Elastic SAN now supports single volume snapshots, enabling incremental, point‑in‑time backups of individual SAN volumes. Snapshots capture only changes since the previous snapshot and reside…
Support for prefix-scoped access for User Delegation SAS for Azure Blob Storage is generally available in all Azure regions. SAS tokens for Blob Storage have historically supported two levels of…
Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines using the Elastic SAN VM extension, directly from the Azure Portal. This capability enables customers to connect…
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC‑32C checksum verification when enabled on the client for connections to Elastic SAN volumes. CRC protection can be enabled at creation time or on an existing…
Azure Backup now supports Elastic SAN, offering a fully managed solution for backing up and restoring Elastic SAN volumes. This integration helps protect data against accidental deletions, ransomware…
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC-32C checksum verification when enabled on the client side for connections to Elastic SAN volumes. You can enable CRC protection when creating an Elastic SAN or…
Capacity Autoscaling support is now generally available on Elastic SAN. Customers can avoid the constraints of overprovisioning and manual capacity management by setting a policy to automatically…
Capacity Autoscaling support is now generally available on Elastic SAN. Customers can avoid the constraints of overprovisioning and manual capacity management by setting a policy to automatically…
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) is now in GA (General Availability). ANF ARP is designed to help organizations proactively detect, respond to, and recover from ransomware…
For organizations leveraging individual user and group quotas in Azure NetApp Files to manage capacity on NFS, SMB, and dual-protocol volumes, the user and group quota reporting feature offers clear…
Announcing the GA of smart tier for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage (ADLS). Smart Tier is Generally Available (GA) today in nearly all zonal public cloud regions. (The Azure regions Israel Central,…
Azure File Sync enables seamless tiering of data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid use cases and simplified migration. It also enables you to leverage the performance,…
AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) for Azure Blob storage accounts will enter retirement in March 2027. Customers leveraging AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) should transition to Standard endpoints for…
QoS update with cool access enabled on Premium and Ultra service levels improves how Azure NetApp Files balances performance and cost for mixed hot and cool workloads. Throughput automatically…
Azure Data Box now automatically generates a downloadable Secure Erasure Certificate for every completed order, providing verification that all data on the device has been securely erased in…
Azure Data Box now supports ingestion of data into Azure Files Provisioned v2 storage accounts. Azure Files Provisioned v2 is a billing model where customers provision and pay for specific capacity,…
Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP is now in public preview. This new capability empowers you to use Microsoft Entra ID identities (including guest users via Entra External…
Azure Storage Mover now enables direct, secure data migration from AWS S3 data in Virtual Private Cloud to Azure Blob Storage with private networking. This update removes the need for manual…
Today, Azure Disk Backup protects data by taking regular, crash-consistent snapshots of Azure Disks. These snapshots are stored within your subscription and tenant in a resource group, referred to as…
Azure NetApp Files now enables fast virtual machine (VM) provisioning, instant cloning, and live migration in OpenShift Virtualization. It offers seamlessly scalable storage with predictable…
The functionality of application volume group for Oracle has been expanded with the ability to create data protection volumes in a volume group with the same anti-affinity layout as production volume…
Azure File Sync enables seamless tiering of data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid use cases and simplified migration. It also enables you to leverage the performance,…
Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in Austria East and in a second Availability Zone in Japan West. Azure Premium SSD v2, a next-generation general-purpose block storage solution, offers…
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) is now in Public Preview. ANF ARP is designed to help organizations proactively detect, respond to, and recover from ransomware threats on…
Cross-zone-region replication builds on the existing capabilities of cross-region replication and cross-zone replication. It enables you to replicate volumes across regions and across availability…