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2026 29

  1. Azure Storage Discovery now offers advanced capacity insights
  2. More EDA Job Sets per Volume: Azure NetApp Files Raises the Performance Bar
  3. Dell Managed PowerScale for Microsoft Azure is now generally available
  4. Generally Available: Restrict usage of user delegation SAS to an Entra ID identity
  5. Accelerated AI & Analytics workload on Azure Blob Storage: Up to 25x faster List Blobs operations
  6. Accelerate Inference on AKS with Azure Blob Storage and NVIDIA Dynamo
  7. Optimize Oracle workloads on Azure with Azure NetApp Files
  8. Announcing General Availability of Client-Side Data Integrity Protections in Azure Blob Storage
  9. Boost performance with NFS nconnect on Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution
  10. Bringing Enterprise File Data to Users with Azure NetApp Files, Microsoft Foundry, and M365 Copilot
  11. From Enterprise File Storage to an AI-Ready Data Foundation using Azure NetApp Files and OneLake
  12. From File Data to AI‑Powered Knowledge Pipelines using Azure NetApp Files object REST API
  13. File share migrations simplified with Azure Copilot Migration Agent
  14. Simpler, scalable file share management in Azure - now generally available
  15. Secure, Modern Access to Azure Files on macOS with MS Entra ID
  16. From Scale to Breakthrough: Azure NetApp Files Sets a New Cloud Benchmark for EDA Performance
  17. Action required: Kerberos RC4 hardening may affect Azure Files Active Directory Domain Services
  18. Modernizing Azure Virtual Desktop with Nerdio and Azure Files
  19. AHEAD helps us launch the Strategic Azure Storage Services Partner Program
  20. Prefix-scoped access for User Delegation SAS is now generally available for Azure Blob Storage
  21. Secure, Keyless Application Access with Managed Identities - Now GA in Azure Files SMB
  22. Simplify On-prem File share Migration to Azure: Discover & assess suitability using Azure Migrate
  23. Unlocking AI-Ready Unstructured Data at Scale with Komprise and Azure
  24. Enterprise Identity Meets Secure File Transfer: Entra ID Public Preview on Azure Blob Storage SFTP
  25. Understanding the Standard HDD I/O unit size update and what it means for your workloads
  26. Public Preview: Restrict usage of user delegation SAS to an Entra ID identity
  27. Azure Migrate: Now Supporting Premium SSD V2, Ultra and ZRS Disks as Targets
  28. Azure File Sync: Azure Arc Integration, Additional Regions, and Secure Syncing
  29. User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues is now Generally Available

2025 40

  1. Secure, Seamless Access using Managed Identities with Azure Files SMB
  2. Transforming Data migration using Azure Copilot
  3. Pure Storage Cloud, Azure Native evolves at Microsoft Ignite!
  4. Unlocking Storage Optimizations: Smart Tiering for Blobs and ADLS in Azure Storage
  5. Reduce latency and enhance resilience with Azure Files zonal placement
  6. Cloud Native Identity with Azure Files: Entra-only Secure Access for the Modern Enterprise
  7. Public Preview of Azure Native Dell PowerScale
  8. Priority Replication for Geo Redundant Storage and Object Replication is Generally Available
  9. Take Data Management to the next level with Silk Software-Defined Azure Storage
  10. Beyond Basics: Practical scenarios with Azure Storage Actions
  11. Introducing Cross Resource Metrics and Alerts Support for Azure Storage
  12. Azure Native Pure Storage Cloud brings the best of Pure and Azure to our customers
  13. General Availability of Azure Backup vaulted support for Azure Files Premium (SSD) shares
  14. Simplifying file share management and control for Azure Files
  15. Protect your Storage accounts using network security perimeter - now generally available
  16. Enhance Your Data Protection Strategy with Azure Elastic SAN’s Newest Backup Options
  17. Lower costs and boost flexibility with Azure Files provisioned v2
  18. How Microsoft Azure and Qumulo Deliver a Truly Cloud-Native File System for the Enterprise
  19. 📢 [Public Preview] Accelerating BlobNFS throughput & scale with FUSE for superior performance
  20. Secure Linux workloads using Azure Files with Encryption in Transit
  21. From GlusterFS to Azure Files: A Real-World Migration Story
  22. Enhance Your Linux Workloads with Azure Files NFS v4.1: Secure, Scalable, and Flexible
  23. Protect Azure Data Lake Storage with Vaulted Backups
  24. Automating Data Management: Azure Storage Actions Overview
  25. Holding forensic evidence: The role of hybrid cloud in successful preservation and compliance
  26. Building a Scalable Web Crawling and Indexing Pipeline with Azure storage and AI Search
  27. Announcing General Availability of Next generation Azure Data Box Devices
  28. Azure Blob Storage SFTP: General Availability of ACLs (Access Control Lists) of local users
  29. Announcing Pure Storage Cloud Public Preview
  30. ABFS Driver for Azure Blob Storage
  31. Supercharge Azure Files performance for metadata-intensive workloads
  32. Simplifying Kubernetes Data Protection with CloudCasa and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
  33. General Availability: Vaulted backup for Azure Files - Boost your data security and compliance
  34. Azure File Sync: faster, more secure and Windows Server 2025 support
  35. Microsoft Purview Protection Policies for Azure Data Lake & Blob Storage Available in All Regions
  36. Hybrid File Tiering Addresses Top CIO Priorities of Risk Control and Cost Optimization
  37. Control geo failover for ADLS and SFTP with unplanned failover.
  38. Introducing new Storage Capabilities to Copilot in Azure (Preview)
  39. Azure Files provisioned v2 billing model for flexibility, cost savings, and predictability
  40. Breaking the Barrier in Azure: 1TB/s File System Throughput with Qumulo

2024 37

  1. Maximizing Performance and Scalability with Azure Elastic SAN and Commvault
  2. Announcing the Next generation Azure Data Box Devices
  3. Achieve Enhanced Security for Azure Backup with Advancements in Soft Delete and Immutability
  4. Azure Backup: Protect SAP workloads (SAP HANA, SAP ASE and SQL) delivers more value with lower TCO
  5. Generally Available: Simplifying at scale BCDR management with Azure Business Continuity center
  6. Dell APEX File Storage for Microsoft Azure brings a powerful new option to our customers
  7. Azure Backup for AKS: Elevating Compliance and Cyber Resilience for Cloud Native Applications
  8. On-premises-first hybrid workflows in healthcare. Why start with digital pathology?
  9. Update on classic storage account retirement and upcoming changes for classic storage customers
  10. Azure Elastic SAN for Azure VMware Solution: now Generally Available
  11. Accelerate metadata heavy workloads with Metadata Caching preview for Azure Premium Files SMB & REST
  12. Azure Backup-SAP HANA DB Backup Delivers More Value at Lower TCO with Reduced Protected Instance Fee
  13. Switch to Azure Business Continuity Center for your at scale BCDR management needs
  14. The Azure Storage product group is heading to the SNIA Developer Conference 2024
  15. Latest advancements in Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Azure Managed Disks
  16. Unlocking the Potential of Unstructured Data with Microsoft Copilot and Azure Native Qumulo
  17. Public Preview: Customer Managed Planned Failover for Azure Storage
  18. When to use AzCopy versus Azure PowerShell or Azure CLI
  19. Soft delete for NFS Azure file shares is now Generally Available.
  20. Enhancing Azure Files resilience and performance
  21. Faster server onboarding and disaster recovery with Azure File Sync (Public Preview)
  22. Storage migration: Combine Azure Storage Mover and Azure Data Box
  23. General Availability: Azure Files geo-redundancy for standard large file shares
  24. Public Preview: Use Azure Blob Storage on Windows as a file share using Network File System(NFS) 3.0
  25. Dremio Cloud on Microsoft Azure enables customers to drive value from their data more easily
  26. Integrity protect your Azure blob storage data with Azure confidential ledger
  27. Announcing the Public Preview of Metadata Caching for Azure Premium SMB File Shares
  28. AzCopy support for Entra ID authentication
  29. Announcing the general availability of NFS Azure file share snapshots
  30. Public Preview: Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions
  31. Business Continuity with ABCC: Part 5: Monitoring protection
  32. TLS 1.3 requests are supported for Azure Storage (ability to set min TLS version as 1.3 is upcoming)
  33. Protecting Azure VM against Zonal/Regional outages using Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup
  34. Business Continuity with ABCC: Part 4: optimize security configuration
  35. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 support will be removed for new & existing Azure storage accounts starting Feb 2026
  36. Azure Blob Storage Events: A event-driven solution for Blob Storage changes
  37. Business Continuity with ABCC: Part 3: understand your protected items inventory

2023 32

  1. Business Continuity with ABCC: Part 2: understand your protectable resources inventory
  2. Business Continuity with ABCC: Part 1: Understand Protection Estate Summary
  3. Azure Backup for AKS: Cloud native, Enterprise ready, Kubernetes aware backup
  4. Revolutionize Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery with Azure Business Continuity Center
  5. Microsoft Ignite 2023: What is new in file shares for enterprise workloads?
  6. Azure Native Qumulo... And now v2!
  7. Azure Container Storage Preview Updates now available
  8. Azure Elastic SAN expanding Enterprise Storage Capabilities
  9. Azure File share NFS Snapshots is now Public Preview!!
  10. Multi-Region Active-Active Configurations for Azure Blob Storage
  11. Azure Storage TLS changes: Intermediate certificate renewals
  12. Quick create Azure Front Door endpoints for Azure Storage accounts
  13. Modernization through Tiger Bridge Hybrid Cloud Data Services
  14. Azure Storage Mover can now migrate your SMB shares to Azure file shares.
  15. Azure Elastic SAN updates: Private Endpoints & Shared Volumes
  16. Protect Azure workloads with VM level consistency using Agentless Crash-Consistent Restore Points!
  17. Azure Elastic SAN Preview Updates
  18. Block Migrations added to Azure Storage Migration Program
  19. Public Preview: Azure Files geo-redundancy for standard large file shares
  20. General Availability: Introducing Azure AD Support for Azure Files SMB shares REST API
  21. Azure Storage updating some default security settings on new accounts - rollout complete
  22. Azure Container Storage in Public Preview
  23. How to Save 70% on File Data Costs
  24. Leverage the Cloud to Cut File Data Costs: Comparison of Alternatives
  25. The True Cost of Traditional File Storage
  26. Protect Your Data in Azure to Be Ready to Recover
  27. Cost saving with Standard SSD Billing Caps
  28. Cost Optimization options for unattached Azure Managed Disks
  29. Azure HPC Cache Updates: New Caching Option, Discounted Pricing, and More!
  30. Protect Your Data in Azure to Be Ready to Recover
  31. Reflecting on the first year and future of The Azure Storage Migration Program
  32. Do You Have the Last Line of Defense Against Ransomware?

2022 15

  1. How-to use Microsoft Defender's ransomware alerts to preserve Azure Backup recovery points
  2. How to automate On-Demand Azure Backup for Azure Virtual Machines using PowerShell
  3. How Azure Backup Immutability help you protect against Ransomware threats
  4. How Azure Backup Soft Delete protects from Accidental deletes, Malicious and Ransomware threats
  5. Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage: General Availability
  6. Microsoft Ignite 2022: What’s new and what’s next in Azure Disk Storage
  7. Azure Elastic SAN in preview
  8. General Availability: Azure Active Directory Kerberos with Azure Files for hybrid identities
  9. The Dremio Open Lakehouse Platform and Microsoft Provide a Solution for Cloud Data Analytics
  10. Introducing Virtual Machine restore points – a simpler way to protect Azure workloads
  11. GA: Azure Storage updating client-side encryption in SDK to address security vulnerability
  12. Preview: Azure Storage updating client-side encryption in SDK to address security vulnerability
  13. Public Preview: Create additional 5000 Azure Storage accounts within your Subscription
  14. Protect and recover your Azure workloads from disasters using cross region VM restore points
  15. Migrate the critical file data you need to power your applications

2021 22

  1. Protect Azure Virtual Machines from failure and data loss using multi-disk consistent restore points
  2. Azure Storage enhancements for running stateful Kubernetes applications
  3. Leverage Azure NetApp Files for R Studio workloads
  4. Microsoft Ignite November 2021: What’s New in Azure Disk Storage
  5. Enhanced backup management experiences with Backup center
  6. Azure IaaS Day: Learn skills to build a more agile, resilient infrastructure
  7. Discover Azure storage solutions at Kubecon NA | Oct 2021
  8. Monitor your backups effectively using Azure Monitor Alerts for Azure Backup
  9. Azure Storage TLS: Critical changes are almost here! (…and why you should care)
  10. Tutorial: Backup and restore Azure Disk using Azure Backup via Azure CLI
  11. Tutorial: Blob backup and restore using Azure Backup via Azure CLI
  12. Caching NFS, High-Throughput VMs and More HPC Cache Developments
  13. Managing long term log retention (or any business data)
  14. Join the Azure Storage product team for interactive roundtable discussions at Build 2021!
  15. Latest Azure Storage resources
  16. Azure HPC Cache New Release
  17. Enable Secure access to Azure Storage Account across multiple subscriptions
  18. Let’s get moving (your data) - Azure Storage Day Session Highlight
  19. Discover cloud storage solutions at Azure Storage Day | April 29
  20. Announcing the preview of Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks
  21. What’s New in Azure Disk Storage at Microsoft Ignite 2021
  22. Backup Center adds support for more workloads and policies

2020 11

  1. Scaling-out EDA Backend Workflows in Azure — It’s Easier than You Think
  2. Introducing the New Azure HPC Cache Namespace Page
  3. Azure Storage TLS: Changes are coming! (…and why you care)
  4. What's new in Azure Disk Storage at Microsoft Ignite 2020
  5. Announcing the Azure Storage v12 Client Libraries
  6. Understanding Azure storage redundancy offerings
  7. HPC Cache Automation with Terraform
  8. Azure HPC Cache Feature Update
  9. Hybrid, Distributed Machine-Learning Platform using Azure HPC Cache and Azure Kubernetes Service
  10. GitOps for Azure Rendering
  11. Automating Render Cloud Infrastructure