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June 2023

Jun 14

Public Preview:  Azure NetApp Files Availability zone volume placement enhancement – Populate existing volume

IN PREVIEW

Populate previously deployed, existing volumes with the logical availability zone information to enable failure domain protection for workloads in specific availability zones.

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

May 2023

May 18

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Standard Network Features - Edit Volumes

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files now supports ability to edit existing ANF volumes and upgrading Basic network features to Standard network features.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Features
May 11

General Availability: AzAcSnap 8 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates

NOW AVAILABLE

AzAcSnap Version 8 Release

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • SDK and Tools
  • Services
  • Features

February 2023

Feb 23

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files volume user and group quotas

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files now supports volume user and group quotas to manage storage utilization on a per user or group basis

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Feb 23

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files now support large volumes up to 500TiB in size

IN PREVIEW

You can now create Azure NetApp Files large volumes between 100TiB to 500TiB in size.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Feb 22

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files support for 2TiB capacity pools 

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files now supports smaller 2TiB capacity pool sizes, lowered from 4TiB, when used with volumes using standard network features. 

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
Feb 21

Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files volumes now support encryption with customer-managed keys (CMK), using Azure Key Vault for key storage, to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest.

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

January 2023

Jan 11

General Availability: AzAcSnap 7 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates

NOW AVAILABLE

AzAcSnap Version 7 Release

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • SDK and Tools
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

December 2022

Dec 15

Public preview: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone replication

IN PREVIEW

Replicate Azure NetApp Files volumes from one availability zone to another in a fast and cost-effective way, protecting your data from unforeseeable zone failures.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

October 2022

Oct 24

Public preview: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files

IN PREVIEW

Deploy new Azure NetApp Files volumes in Azure availability zones (AZs) of your choice to support workloads across multiple availability zones.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Oct 13

General availability: Azure NetApp Files application volume group for SAP HANA

NOW AVAILABLE

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

September 2022

Sep 27

General availability: Azure Policy built-in definitions for Azure NetApp Files

NOW AVAILABLE

The new Azure Policy built-in definitions for Azure NetApp Files enable organization admins to restrict creation of unsecure volumes or audit existing volumes.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Features
Sep 26

General availability: Azure NetApp Files new regions and cross-region replication

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure NetApp Files is now available in additional regions and supports new cross-region replication pairs.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Sep 22

Public preview: Expanded feature regional availability for Azure NetApp Files backup

IN PREVIEW

Regional coverage has expanded for Azure NetApp Files backup.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
Sep 12

General availability: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files

NOW AVAILABLE

Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files is generally available in 20 regions.

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

August 2022

Aug 18

Generally available: JetStream DR for AVS supports Azure NetApp Files datastores

NOW AVAILABLE

JetStream DR enables cost-effective disaster recovery by consuming minimal resources at the DR site and using cost-effective cloud storage. JetStream DR now also automates recovery to Azure NetApp Files datastores.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Features

June 2022

Jun 20

General availability: LDAP signing

NOW AVAILABLE

Feature has reached general availability.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
Jun 20

Public preview: SMB Continuous Availability shares for Citrix App Layering

IN PREVIEW

New feature added to Azure NetApp Files.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
Jun 9

Public preview: Expanded feature regional availability for standard network features

IN PREVIEW

Regional coverage has expanded for Azure NetApp Files for standard network features.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
Jun 9

General availability: Feature general availability and feature expansion of regional availability

NOW AVAILABLE

Various Azure NetApp Files features have reached general availability and regional coverage has been expanded for Azure NetApp Files cross-region replication.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Pricing & Offerings

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