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June 2022

7 Jun

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution

IN PREVIEW

Optimize and scale storage for Azure VMware Solution environments.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

February 2022

24 Feb

Generally available: Azure NetApp Files new region and cross-region replication

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files is now available in an additional Australia region and supports a new cross-region replication pair.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
24 Feb

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files - application consistent snapshot tool v5.1

IN PREVIEW

Application consistent snapshot tool is a command-line tool for simplifying data protection for third-party databases in Linux environments.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Features
  • Pricing & Offerings

January 2022

25 Jan

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files new features

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files new features recently added in public preview. The new capabilities enhance your experience in using NetApp Files.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
25 Jan

Generally available: Azure NetApp Files features

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files features - dual protocol, ADDS LDAP over TLS and SMB3 protocol encryption have reached general availability.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Features

November 2021

30 Nov

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files application volume group for SAP HANA

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Features
  • Pricing & Offerings

October 2021

18 Oct

General availability: Cross region replication for Azure NetApp Files

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Storage Accounts
  • Features
  • Pricing & Offerings
7 Oct

Public preview: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files

IN PREVIEW

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

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Features
5 Oct

General availability: Azure NetApp Files waitlist removal

NOW AVAILABLE

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. 

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Storage Accounts
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Features
  • Pricing & Offerings
4 Oct

Public preview of Azure NetApp Files Backup capability

IN PREVIEW

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
  • Features
4 Oct

Azure NetApp Files Datastores for Azure VMware Solution is coming soon

IN DEVELOPMENT

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.

  • Azure VMware Solution
  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Services
  • Features

June 2021

24 Jun

Azure NetApp Files | Regional Capacity Quota

NOW AVAILABLE

We're changing the regional capacity quota for Azure NetApp files at no additional cost to you.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters

May 2021

12 May

General availability | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)

NOW AVAILABLE

AzAcSnap is a command-line tool for simplifying data protection for third-party databases in Linux environments

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Features

February 2021

17 Feb

Azure NetApp Files | Volume hard quota change

IN DEVELOPMENT

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.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Services
  • Features

January 2021

1 Jan

Public preview | Azure NetApp Files : Application Consistent Snapshot tool (AzAcSnap)

IN PREVIEW

AzAcSnap leverages the volume snapshot and replication functionalities in Azure NetApp Files and Azure Large Instance.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Open Source

October 2020

5 Oct

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Manual QoS Capacity Pool

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files (ANF) manual quality of service (QoS) capacity pool allows you to assign the capacity and throughput for a volume independently.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Open Source

September 2020

17 Sep

Public Preview of Azure NetApp Files Cross Region Replication (CRR) capability

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Features
  • Pricing & Offerings

May 2020

19 May

Azure NetApp Files—New certifications, increased SLA, expanded regional availability

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Avere vFXT for Azure
  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Compliance
  • Security
  • Regions & Datacenters

August 2019

7 Aug

Azure NetApp Files is now available in three new regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files is now available in three new regions: Central US, Australia East, and South East Asia.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Open Source
  • Regions & Datacenters

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