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Enterprises looking for a high-performance block storage solution for Azure Virtual Machines
About Azure Disk Storage
Designed to be used with Azure Virtual Machines and Azure VMware Solution (in preview), Azure Disk Storage offers high-performance, durable block storage for your mission- and business-critical applications. Confidently migrate to Azure infrastructure with four disk storage options for the cloud—–Ultra Disk Storage, Premium SSD, Standard SSD, and Standard HDD—to optimize costs and performance for your workload. Get high performance with sub-millisecond latency for throughput and transaction-intensive workloads such as SAP HANA, SQL Server, and Oracle. Run clustered or high-availability applications cost effectively in the cloud using shared disks. Get consistent enterprise-grade durability with a 0% annual failure rate. Meet demand without performance disruption by using Ultra Disk Storage. Secure your data with automatic encryption using Microsoft-managed keys or your own.
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