Benefits

Jointly developed by Microsoft and NetApp, NetApp Files is a native Azure service powered by NetApp’s leading ONTAP storage operating system. It has a simple, intuitive Azure management interface that meets and exceeds most organizational requirements for performance, scalability, data management, security, and more.

• Ease of Use: Runs file-based applications in Azure with a click of a button

• Cost Savings: No upfront cost, ingress/egress or termination fees – only pay for what you need. Cost for performance can be changed based on need

• No Storage Expertise Needed: Simple UI allows you to provision storage on the fly in a couple of clicks. No need to worry about networking and how your Azure resources will connect to the storage - all that is done for you when you provision

• Eliminate Management Overhead: Eliminates the provisioning and management overhead that is required for on-premises storage

• Rich Data Management: Supports multiple performance tiers that can be changed dynamically. Offers built-in policy-based efficient snapshot functionality, reducing the need for separate data protection solutions

• Security: Automatically encrypts all data in volumes at rest and benefits from Azure’s industry-leading security and compliance portfolio