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Public preview: Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution
Optimize and scale storage for Azure VMware Solution environments.
February 2022
Generally available: Azure NetApp Files new region and cross-region replication
Azure NetApp Files is now available in an additional Australia region and supports a new cross-region replication pair.
Public preview: Azure NetApp Files - application consistent snapshot tool v5.1
Application consistent snapshot tool is a command-line tool for simplifying data protection for third-party databases in Linux environments.
January 2022
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files new features
Azure NetApp Files new features recently added in public preview. The new capabilities enhance your experience in using NetApp Files.
Generally available: Azure NetApp Files features
Azure NetApp Files features - dual protocol, ADDS LDAP over TLS and SMB3 protocol encryption have reached general availability.
November 2021
Public preview: Azure NetApp Files application volume group for SAP HANA
With Azure NetApp Files application volume group (AVG) for SAP HANA, you are able to deploy all volumes required to install and operate an SAP HANA system according to best practices.
October 2021
General availability: Cross region replication for Azure NetApp Files
Azure NetApp Files supports cross region replication for disaster-recovery (DR) purposes and provides frequent, efficient and cost-effective volume and snapshot replication between Azure standard and non-standard region pairs.
Public preview: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files
Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files volumes is now in public preview in select regions. This includes support for increased IP limits, Network Security Groups, User-defined routes, and additional connectivity patterns like connectivity over Active/Active VPN gateway and ExpressRoute FastPath
General availability: Azure NetApp Files waitlist removal
Azure NetApp Files, one of the fastest growing bare-metal Azure services is now available to Azure customers directly from the Azure portal, CLI, API or with SDK – without having to go through waitlist approval process.
Public preview of Azure NetApp Files Backup capability
Azure NetApp Files backup expands the data protection capabilities of Azure NetApp Files by providing fully managed backup solution for long-term recovery, archive, and compliance.
Azure NetApp Files Datastores for Azure VMware Solution is coming soon
Azure VMware Solution NFS datastores on Azure NetApp Files is currently in private preview and is coming soon. The solution provides more choice to optimize and scale storage for Azure VMware Solution environments.
June 2021
Azure NetApp Files | Regional Capacity Quota
We're changing the regional capacity quota for Azure NetApp files at no additional cost to you.
May 2021
General availability | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)
AzAcSnap is a command-line tool for simplifying data protection for third-party databases in Linux environments
February 2021
Azure NetApp Files | Volume hard quota change
The Azure NetApp Files behavior of volume and capacity pool provisioning will change to a manual and controllable mechanism beginning March 15th, 2021. This means that application users will have more control over provisioned capacity pool space and associated cost.
January 2021
Public preview | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)
AzAcSnap leverages the volume snapshot and replication functionalities in Azure NetApp Files and Azure Large Instance.
October 2020
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Manual QoS Capacity Pool
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) manual quality of service (QoS) capacity pool allows you to assign the capacity and throughput for a volume independently.
September 2020
Public Preview of Azure NetApp Files Cross Region Replication (CRR) capability
Replicate Azure NetApp Files volumes from one Azure region to another in a fast and cost-effective way, protecting your data from unforeseeable regional failures.
May 2020
Azure NetApp Files—New certifications, increased SLA, expanded regional availability
The SLA guarantee for Azure NetApp Files has increased to 99.99 percent. In addition, NetApp Files is now HIPAA and FedRAMP certified, and regional availability has been increased.
August 2019
Azure NetApp Files is now available in three new regions
Azure NetApp Files is now available in three new regions: Central US, Australia East, and South East Asia.
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