Data Storage

Azure Files Removes a Big Blocker to Cloud Migration May 28, 2026 Azure Files now offers native Entra ID user authentication. It removes the infrastructure tax of...more Azure Storage Gets Minimum Billing Size April 22, 2026 Microsoft is rolling out minimum billable object sizes for some tiers of Blob Storage. Blob Storage is available in a range of...more SharePoint Embedded: Document Management Without SharePoint Updated: March 9, 2026 SharePoint Embedded provides storage in Microsoft 365 with built-in document management for custom apps but...more New Generation of Storage Azure VMs Enable Larger Workloads  Updated: July 20, 2025 A new generation of storage-optimized Azure VMs offers higher performance at a lower storage cost....more Azure NetApp Files NAS Service Targets Large-Scale Use Updated: June 28, 2025 The new Azure NetApp Flexible Tier could help with large-scale lift-and-shift scenarios. Throughput is priced...more Microsoft 365 Archive: Lower-Cost Storage with Compliance June 5, 2025 Microsoft 365 Archive can quickly archive and restore SharePoint Online sites while retaining administrative oversight...more Azure Files Improves Performance, Syncing, and Pricing Flexibility April 20, 2025 Azure Files has gained meaningful speed improvements, particularly when accessing small files. File Sync improvements...more New Data Box Models Speed Ingestion Updated: April 6, 2025 Even with high-speed Internet, transferring petabytes of data to the cloud can be difficult. New...more SharePoint Roadmap for 2025 Updated: January 30, 2025 The SharePoint roadmap for 2025 is predictable with no surprises, but it does include some...more Top Fabric Announcements that Shape Microsoft’s 2025 Roadmap Updated: December 9, 2024 Fabric plans announced at Ignite in Nov. 2024 show Microsoft’s intention to expand Fabric for...more New Azure Cosmos DB Features Can Cut Costs Updated: November 18, 2024 Azure Cosmos DB Dynamic Scaling improves the efficiency of automatic scaling, leading to significantly reduced...more Azure Data Share Copies Datasets to Other Azure Customers Updated: August 19, 2024 Azure Data Share helps organizations share data stored in Azure with other Azure customers and...more Azure Data Share Generally Available Updated: August 19, 2024 Azure Data Share helps organizations share data stored in Azure with other Azure customers and...more Database Offerings 2024: Overview and Roadmap Updated: August 12, 2024 Microsoft offers many database products and services, and customers need to narrow the broad field...more Database Offerings 2024: Understanding Data Lake Options Updated: July 24, 2024 Microsoft’s data lake offerings provide scalable hosting options that address large-scale, global demands for storage...more OneLake Is Key to Fabric—Organizations Should Not Ignore It Updated: July 17, 2024 OneLake, the data management component in Microsoft Fabric, is key to Microsoft’s new analytic and...more

  Licensing Reference Azure Storage Azure Storage offerings have different purchasing options with several factors affecting costs, including storage or...more   Product Reference Azure Storage Azure Storage is a scalable storage platform that includes services for several data storage formats...more   Licensing Reference Blob Storage Blob Storage uses a consumption-based pricing model where costs are driven by architectural decisions for...more   Licensing Reference Azure Files Azure Files uses a combination of capacity-based and consumption-based pricing models with costs driven by...more   Licensing Reference Managed Disks Managed disks use a capacity-based pricing model based on the size, number of disks, performance,...more   Licensing Reference Queue Storage Queue Storage uses a consumption-based pricing model where costs are only incurred for data stored,...more   Licensing Reference Table Storage Table Storage uses a consumption-based pricing model where costs are incurred for data stored and...more   Product Reference SharePoint Embedded SharePoint Embedded is document management infrastructure for custom apps.   Product Reference Data Lake Storage Flexible architectural choices enable performance, cost optimization, scalability, and resilience across diverse data lake workloads.   Licensing Reference Data Lake Storage Cost optimization requires aligning storage tiers, redundancy, and transactions with access patterns.   Licensing Reference Fabric Data Warehouse   Product Reference Azure Elastic SAN Azure Elastic SAN is an Azure-hosted storage area network (SAN) service that provides managed storage...more   Product Reference Azure NetApp Files Azure NetApp Files is a cloud-based network-attached storage (NAS) service that runs on specialized hardware...more   Product Reference Backup Azure Backup is a service that uses Azure Storage to back up VMs, databases, files...more   Product Reference Data Box Azure Data Box is a family of physical devices and services that help customers transfer...more   Product Reference Hybrid Storage Appliances Azure hybrid storage appliances and services offer tiering and caching of storage between on-premises systems...more

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