Storage needs of Enterprise

• Network Storage

  • SAN
  • NAS
  • Can be attached to multiple servers at any given time

• Local Storage

  • Disks local to Server
  • Can be attached to only one server at any given time

• Object Storage:

  • Example is Google Drive/One Drive
  • Storage is exposed over http/ftp

Other Criteria

1. Disk Type:
   • Magnetic
   • HDD
   • SSD
2. Backup Criteria:
   • How about backup frequency (daily, hourly, weekly)
3. Archive Criteria:
   • Do I need to archive
4. Performance:
   • How to improve Performance of Disks/Storage.
5. Databases:
   • Databases rely a lot on Disks

Azure Storage Services

• Azure Offers two Services for Storage
  1. Storage Account
  2. Managed Disk
• Apart from the above mentioned two Services, Azure also offers marketplace images for NetApp, Emc2 etc.

Azure Storage Account

• One service for all the storage needs offered by Azure.
• Azure Storage Account offers
  • Disk Storage
  • Network Storage
  • Table Storage
  • Data lake
  • Queue Storage

Azure Managed Disk

• For Disk storages to achieve some improvements, Managed Disks were supported.