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Summary of Azure File Sync in Italy North and Related Updates Azure File Sync in Italy North Availability : Azure File Sync is now generally available in the Italy North region as of May 16, 2025[1]. Purpose : Azure File Sync is designed to allow users to centralize their file services in Azure while maintaining compatibility with existing applications and file systems. Regional Significance : The Italy North region is a strategic location for Azure services, offering low latency and high performance, which are crucial for businesses operating in Italy. It aligns with European and Italian data residency regulations, ensuring data remains within regional borders[5]. Related Azure Updates The specific update from https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=492879 does not provide direct information related to Azure File Sync in Italy North, as the content is not available in the search results. However, generally, Azure updates often include new features, services, and region availa...

Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage has now been made generally available in the Japan West region. This expands the regions where Premium SSD v2 is supported, which previously included several other locations such as Switzerland North, Japan East, Korea Central, and others[2][3]. Premium SSD v2 offers: Baseline performance of 3,000 IOPS and 125 MB/s per disk regardless of disk size, with no additional cost for performance[1]. Designed for IO-intensive enterprise workloads requiring sub-millisecond disk latencies and high IOPS/throughput at a low cost. Suitable for workloads like SQL Server, Oracle, MariaDB, SAP, Cassandra, MongoDB, big data/analytics, gaming, on virtual machines or stateful containers[2]. Supports 4k physical sector size by default, with the option to configure 512E sector size for compatibility with certain applications like Oracle Database[2]. In regions that support availability zones, including Japan West, Premium SSD v2 disks can only be attached to zonal ...

Summary of Azure NetApp Files Support for Active Directory Connection Azure NetApp Files now supports creating one Active Directory (AD) connection per NetApp account. This feature allows for more flexibility in managing AD connections, which are crucial for various Azure NetApp Files functionalities, such as creating SMB, NFSv4.1 Kerberos, or dual-protocol volumes. Key Points Default Configuration : Previously, Azure NetApp Files supported only one AD connection per subscription and account within the same region. This limitation has been adjusted to allow one AD connection per NetApp account[1]. AD Integration Requirements : For effective deployment of Azure NetApp Files volumes, it is essential to integrate with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) or Microsoft Entra Domain Services. Incorrect integration can lead to client access issues for SMB, dual-protocol, or Kerberos NFSv4.1 volumes[2]. Supported Authentication Scenarios : Azure NetApp Files supports AD DS authentic...

Azure Ultra Disk Storage has been announced as generally available (GA) in the New Zealand North region, expanding its global availability. This service provides high throughput, extremely high input/output operations per second (IOPS), and consistent low latency disk storage for Azure virtual machines (VMs), making it ideal for data-intensive workloads such as SAP HANA, top-tier databases, and other transaction-heavy applications[4][1]. Key features of Azure Ultra Disk Storage include: Dynamic performance tuning of SSDs without VM restarts, allowing adjustment of disk throughput and IOPS in real-time based on workload needs. High scalability with disk sizes ranging from 4 GiB to 64 TiB. Throughput options between 300 MB/s and 2000 MB/s. IOPS capacity from 1,200 up to 160,000 per disk. Support for both Linux and Windows VMs, including flexible and uniform scale sets[1][5]. Regarding availability, Azure Ultra Disks support various redundancy options depending on the region. In...

Azure Storage Actions: Serverless Storage Data Management – Generally Available Azure Storage Actions has officially launched as a generally available (GA) serverless data management solution for Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage. This feature revolutionizes the way organizations manage large-scale data assets by automating complex data operations with minimal manual intervention or programming expertise[3][2][5]. Key Features No-Code Task Automation Users can compose, validate, and deploy data management tasks using an intuitive, no-code interface, allowing even non-developers to define complex conditional logic for processing objects[3][5]. Serverless Infrastructure No provisioning or management of infrastructure required. The platform automatically scales to handle billions of storage objects across multiple storage accounts[2][3]. Dynamic Targeting Tasks can target objects based on properties like blob tags and metadata, enabling precise, automated operation...

Overview of Next Generation Azure Data Box Devices Microsoft has announced the general availability of the next generation Azure Data Box devices, specifically the Azure Data Box 120 and Azure Data Box 525 . These devices are designed to enhance the process of transferring large amounts of data into Azure Storage by offering faster, more reliable, and secure offline data ingestion solutions[2][3][4]. Key Features and Improvements The new Azure Data Box devices incorporate several key features and improvements: Fast Data Transfer : They utilize NVMe devices to achieve faster data transfer rates, with speeds reaching up to 7 GBps for medium to large files, offering a significant improvement over previous models[1][3]. Resilience and Security : The devices are ruggedized to withstand rough transportation conditions and offer secure data transfer protocols to ensure data integrity and confidentiality[2][3]. Ease of Use : The devices are designed for ease of handling, with larger c...

Azure File Sync enables seamless tiering of data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid use cases and simplified migration. It also enables you to leverage the performance, flexibility and compatibility of your on-premises File Server

Azure Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) Disk Storage is now available in Japan West. Pv2 is Azure’s next-generation general-purpose block storage designed to deliver an ideal balance of low-latency performance, flexible scalability, and cost efficiency. With sub-milli

Azure NetApp Files support for Active Directory connection per NetApp account feature is now generally available. The feature allows each NetApp account to connect to its own Active Directory Forest and Domain, providing the ability to manage more than on

Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in New Zealand North. Azure Ultra Disk Storage offers high throughput, high IOPS, and consistent low latency disk storage for Azure virtual machines (VMs). Ultra Disk Storage is suited for data-intensive workloads

Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in New Zealand North region. This next-generation storage solution offers advanced general-purpose block storage with the best price performance, delivering sub-millisecond disk latencies for demanding IO

Today, we’re excited to announce the General Availability of Azure Data Box 120 and Azure Data Box 525, our next-generation compact, NVMe-based Data Box devices. These devices are currently available for customers to order in the US, US Gov, Canada, EU an

We are pleased to announce the general availability of cross-region data transfer for all region pairs using Azure Data Box. Customers can now select any source location and directly upload data to any Azure destination region, offering flexibility and co

Now available in Spain Central region, Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with low sub-millisecond latency for your most-demanding workloads.Azure Ultra Disk Storage offers high throughput, high IOPS, and consistent low latency disk