Storage

Thought leadership

May 22

4 min read

Azure NetApp Files for EDA workloads: From revolution to breakthrough at scale

Azure NetApp Files is redefining what’s possible for EDA in the cloud—delivering scalable, high-performance storage that supports massive concurrency, low latency, and consistent production performance.
Announcements

May 19

6 min read

Azure Files Entra-Only identities: Advancing cloud-native identity and security

We are excited to announce the general availability (GA) of Entra-Only identities for Azure Files SMB.
Announcements

April 14

5 min read

Optimize object storage costs automatically with smart tier—now generally available

By continuously optimizing data placement, smart tier ensures your storage costs are aligned with actual usage.
Thought leadership

April 1

7 min read

Azure IaaS: Keep critical applications running with built-in resiliency at scale

Azure IaaS provides foundational capabilities across compute, storage, and networking to help organizations stay resilient.
Announcements

March 2

6 min read

Instant access incremental snapshots: Restore without waiting

Today, we’re excited to introduce instant access support for incremental snapshots of Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) and Ultra Disk, delivering an industry-leading snapshot experience where creation, disk restore, and production-ready performance all happen instantly.
Announcements

February 4

4 min read

Enhanced storage resiliency with Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant service

Data resiliency is no longer optional—it is the foundation that keeps mission‑critical applications running, teams productive, and compliance intact.
Thought leadership

January 22

6 min read

Beyond boundaries: The future of Azure Storage in 2026

2025 was a pivotal year in Azure Storage, and we’re heading into 2026 with a clear focus on helping customers turn AI into real impact.
News

December 11, 2025

7 min read

Azure Storage innovations: Unlocking the future of data

Whether you are improving the resilience of mission-critical workloads or modernizing legacy systems; Azure Storage has a solution for you.
Announcements

November 6, 2025

5 min read

The new era of Azure Ultra Disk: Experience the next generation of mission-critical block storage

Since its launch at Microsoft Ignite 2019, Azure Ultra Disk has powered some of the world’s most demanding applications and workloads.
Announcements

October 23, 2025

3 min read

Fully managed cloud-to-cloud transfers with Azure Storage Mover

Move data from Files Shares and NAS Storage into Azure Object and File storage with minimal disruption.
Announcements

October 16, 2025

6 min read

From queries to conversations: Unlock insights about your data using Azure Storage Discovery—now generally available

We are excited to announce the general availability of Azure Storage Discovery.
Announcements

September 18, 2025

8 min read

Inside the world’s most powerful AI datacenter

Today in Wisconsin we introduced Fairwater, our newest US AI datacenter, the largest and most sophisticated AI factory we’ve built yet.

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