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New! 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 Database Offerings 2024: Understanding NoSQL-Based Options Updated: July 17, 2024 Azure NoSQL offerings address a functional gap in Microsoft’s traditional database products for semi-structured data...more SQL Server Migration Tools Updated: May 20, 2024 Microsoft provides free tools that can help find SQL Server 2014 instances in an organization’s...more Azure Elastic SAN Generally Available Updated: April 4, 2024 Azure Elastic SAN, now generally available, offers managed iSCSI-connected storage for Azure VMs and Azure...more HPC Cache and Avere vFXT for Azure Face 2025 Retirement Updated: March 28, 2024 Avere vFXT for Azure and Azure HPC Cache will join StorSimple and FXT Edge Filers...more

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