{"id":47256,"date":"2025-10-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=47256"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:14:57","slug":"from-queries-to-conversations-unlock-insights-about-your-data-using-azure-storage-discovery-now-generally-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/from-queries-to-conversations-unlock-insights-about-your-data-using-azure-storage-discovery-now-generally-available\/","title":{"rendered":"From queries to conversations: Unlock insights about your data using Azure Storage Discovery\u2014now generally available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are excited to announce the general availability of Azure Storage Discovery<\/a>, a fully managed service that delivers enterprise-wide visibility into your data estate in Microsoft Azure Blob Storage<\/a> and Azure Data Lake Storage<\/a>. Azure Storage Discovery helps you optimize storage costs, comply with security best practices, and drive operational efficiency. With the included Microsoft Copilot in Azure<\/a> integration, all decision makers and data users can access and uncover valuable data management insights using simple, everyday language\u2014no specialized programming or query skills required. The intuitive experience provides advanced data visualizations and actional intelligence that are most important to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 What is Azure Storage Discovery?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Businesses are speeding up digital transformation by storing large amounts of data in Azure Storage for AI, analytics, cloud native apps, HPC, backup, and archive. This data spans multiple subscriptions, regions, and accounts to meet workload needs and compliance rules. The data sprawl makes it challenging to track data growth, spot unexpected data reduction, or optimize costs without clear visibility into data trends and access patterns. Organizations struggle to identify which datasets and business units drive growth and usage the most. Without a global view and streamlined insights across all storage accounts, it\u2019s challenging to ensure data availability, residency, security, and redundancy are consistently aligned with best practices and regulatory compliance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azure Storage Discovery makes it simple to gain and analyze insights to manage such large data estates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analyze your data estate with Azure Storage Discovery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Azure Storage Discovery lets you easily set up a workspace with storage accounts from any region or subscription you can access. The first insights are available in less than 24 hours, and you can get started by analyzing your data estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlock intelligent insights using natural language with Copilot in Azure <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use natural language to ask for the storage insights you need to accomplish your storage management goals. Copilot in Azure expresses them using rich data visualizations, like tables and charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interactive reports built into the Azure portal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Azure Storage Discovery generates out-of-box dashboards you can access from the Azure portal, with insights that help you visualize and analyze your data estate. The reports include filters for your storage data estate by region, redundancy, and performance, allowing you to quickly drill down and uncover the insights important to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advanced storage insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The reports deliver insights, at a glance, across multiple dimensions, helping you manage your data effectively:<\/p>\n\n\n\n