Microsoft Azure - Azure Files Overview.pptx

Microsoft Azure Files product overview

1. Azure Files

2. Our mission: Enable you to move any on-premises file share into Azure. We have work to do!

3. “Lift & Shift” file-based applications to Azure. Multiple tiers of storage to address a wide range of applications. If you are currently using hard drives, you can use standard file shares. For apps currently using SSDs premium file shares are available. Get the best of both on-prem and cloud via Azure File Sync. Migration from Windows File Servers is as easy as installing an agent on the existing file server. Zero downtime! Migrate General Purpose File Shares Azure File Shares Migrate on-prem file shares to Azure Files Migrate Applications to Azure

4. Azure Files At A Glance Hybrid Access directly from on prem or via Azure File Sync with on-prem caching. Secure Encryption in transit and at rest. AD DS and Azure AD DS integration. Private endpoints to lock down network access. Cross Platform SMB, NFS access for Windows, Linux, and Mac as well as REST API. Easily Managed No managing OS or hardware Standard: Recommended for General purpose 10s of ms latency, 10K IOPS, 300 MBps $0.015/GB - $0.06/GB Used Premium: Recommended for Performance Sensitive Low Latency, 100K IOPS, 10 GBps $0.16/GB Provisioned General Purpose & Hybrid Access Departmental file shares Hybrid shares with sync Home/user directories such as WVD Scratch folders Logs Store Config Files DevOps & Backups Backups Dev/test Libraries CI/CD Pipeline Build Shares Tool Shares Enterprise Apps Databases(SQL/MySQL) CRM LOB Applications Web content Containers Dev cloud platform Performance sensitive Shared cache Media/analytics High variable/batch Content repositories Learn more about Azure Files

5. Azure Files How it works? On-premises SMB 2.1, 3.0 NFS 4.1 REST SMB 3.0 VPN REST Port 443 SMB 3.0 Port 445 Azure Azure File Sync Virtual Machines NFS Client Clients Clients Azure file share \\<account>.file.core.windows.net \<share> NFS 4.1 VPN SMB NFS Users Applications

6. App migration Lift and shift on-prem Apps to Azure Files Azure File Share Application Application File Share Application Application Migrate on-premises apps such as SQL FCI, file processing that use file share storage to Azure. Reuse existing file-based data access layers in your cloud apps. Works with Data Box or use Azure File Sync to move data up Zero downtime migration for Windows Servers using Azure File Sync

7. Azure File Sync Hybrid file shares SMB NFS Users Applications HQ File Server File Sync File Sync Azure Backup Azure File Share File 1 File 2 File 3 Cloud Tiering File 1 File 2 File 3 Rapid DR Branch File Server Cloud Tiering Multi-site Sync Cloud Backup Disaster Recovery

8. Azure Files Pricing Structure Choose the best tier for your workload High IO & Throughput Low-cost Long-term storage Offered on rotational hard-disk (HDD) storage media and useful for general purpose file shares. Low transaction charges make this tier ideal for larger sets of files with high-churn. Transaction optimized Offered on solid-state disk (SSD) storage media and useful for IO-intensive workloads, including hosting databases and high-performance computing (HPC). Premium Useful for most general-purpose workloads, including for lifting and shifting an on-premises file share to Azure, and especially with Azure File Sync. Hot NEW This tier is more useful for lightly used file shares, where data is to be stored for long term access without compromising the capability of instant online access to the data. Cool NEW Latency: ~3 ms Max IOPS: 100,000 Max Throughput: 10 GB/s Latency: ~15-200 ms Max IOPS: 10,000 Max Throughput: 300 MB/s

9. New tiers Optimize cost and performance for your workload Hot 2.55 cents Write / List Read/protocol Metadata $ 0.065 per 10k $ 0.0065 per 10k $ 0.0264 per GiB Tier GiB Price Transactions Cool 1.5 cents Write List Read/protocol Metadata Data retrieval Early deletion $ 0.1 per 10k $ 0.065 per 10k $ 0.013 per 10k $ 0.0264 per GiB $ 0.01 per GiB 1.5¢ 30-day prorated Transaction optimized 6 cents Write / List Read/protocol $ 0.015 per 10k $ 0.0015 per 10k Premium 16 cents included $ $ $ $ $ $ Not a quote prices in USD, LRS, US West * $ $ $$ $$$ $$ $ Note: The premium tier is provisioned, and the standard tiers (transaction optimized, hot, and cool) are pay as you go

10. Protect your data with Snapshot Management from Azure Backup

11. NEW- NFS 4.1 Public Preview Built on native Azure Storage platform. Separate SMB or NFS shares Will initially be available on premium files and will extend to standard files in 2021. Provision a single volume as small as 100 GB and as large as 100 TB Optimized for random read/write access Scale up and down as needed on capacity and performance