2024-05-14 05:30:19

Azure NetApp Files

Enterprise file storage, powered by NetApp



  • Company Name : Microsoft Azure



  • About Solution :

    Run your most demanding Linux and Windows file workloads in Azure

     

     

    Running performance-intensive and latency-sensitive file workloads in the cloud can be hard. Azure NetApp Files makes it easy for enterprise line-of-business (LOB) and storage professionals to migrate and run complex, file-based applications with no code change. Azure NetApp Files is widely used as the underlying shared file-storage service in various scenarios. These include migration (lift and shift) of POSIX-compliant Linux and Windows applications, SAP HANA, databases, high-performance compute (HPC) infrastructure and apps and enterprise web applications.

     

     

    Get extreme file performance

     

     

    Migrate and run your most demanding Linux and Windows file workloads in Azure, powered by NetApp’s industry-leading technology.

    Get bare-metal performance, sub-millisecond latency and integrated data management for your complex enterprise workloads, including SAP HANA, HPC, LOB applications, high-performance file shares and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

     

     

    Simplify storage management

     

     

    Set up in minutes and manage seamlessly, as with any other Azure service, using the familiar Azure portal experience, CLI, PowerShell or REST API. Support for multiple file-storage protocols in a single service, including NFSv3, NFSv4.1 and SMB3.1.x, enables a wide range of application lift-and-shift scenarios, with no need for code changes.

     

    Azure NetApp Files comes with three performance tiers: Standard, Premium and Ultra. These can be provisioned with a simple click, allowing unmatched flexibility.

     

     

     

    Migrate with confidence

     

     

    Gain peace of mind with the industry’s leading security and compliance portfolio. Critical capabilities in this area include FIPS-140-2-compliant data encryption at rest, role-based access control (RBAC), Active Directory authentication and export policies for network-based access control lists (ACLs).

     

    Azure NetApp Files complies with leading industry certifications, like HIPPA and GDPR. With default 99.99-percent availability, this means you can migrate and run industry applications in Azure with confidence.


  1. Feature 1 : Support for multiple protocols enables lift and shift of both Linux and Windows apps to run seamlessly in Azure
  2. Feature 2 : Multiple performance tiers allow for close alignment with workload performance requirements
  3. Feature 3 : Deep integration with Azure enables a seamless and highly secure Azure experience, with no learning or management overhead
  1. USP 1 : Leading certifications, including SAP HANA, GDPR and HIPPA, enable migration of the most demanding workloads to Azure
  1. Price 1 : 0.14746/GiB/month
  2. Price 2 : 0.29419/GiB/month
  3. Price 3 : 0.39274/GiB/month
  1. Feedback 1 : multiple support
  2. Feedback 2 : high workload performance
  1. Story 1 : CONA realized significantly improved query performance, flexibility, and cost optimization following migration of our BW on HANA environment to Azure VM scale-out cluster with Azure NetApp Files, and strong collaboration with Microsoft and NetApp teams. Uday Reddy, Director – Cloud Engineering, CONA Services LLC
  2. Story 2 : "We wanted an on-premises-like performance for our reservoir simulation and analysis software. We were thrilled to see Azure NetApp Files exceeding our expectations with an over-five-times performance increase." Juan Pedro Bretti, Digital Transformation Engineer, E&P, Repsol

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