Loading...

Block storage options with Azure Disk Storage and Elastic SAN

Block storage options with Azure Disk Storage and Elastic SAN

Secure the best price performance at scale for block storage options with Azure Disk Storage and Azure Elastic SAN, and benefit from Azure’s industry leading SLAs for high availability, resiliency and disaster recovery. Storage is a major component that determines the cost of running workloads.

Azure Disk Storage provides a comprehensive spectrum of block storage options for any workload, regardless of performance needs. This includes the new fully-managed Elastic SAN service in Azure to share storage across workloads in your network and give you a first-time alternative to running your SAN on-premises.

Azure expert, Matt McSpirit, shares how to choose and attach the right OS or data disk storage as you provision VMs in Azure.

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - Introduction

00:51 - Workload requirements

02:34 - Premium SSD

04:12 - Premium SSD v2 & Ultra Disk

05:37 - Azure Elastic SAN

08:14 - Low-cost storage options

09:23 - Additional options

10:02 - Wrap up

► Link References:

Get started at https://aka.ms/AzureDiskStorage

Check out Azure Elastic SAN at https://aka.ms/AzureElasticSANMechanics

► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics?

As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft.

• Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries

• Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog

• Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast

► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social:

• Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics

• Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/

• Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/

• Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics 

Published on:

Learn more
Microsoft Mechanics Podcast
Microsoft Mechanics Podcast

Made for tech enthusiasts and IT professionals. Expanded coverage of your favorite technologies across Microsoft; including Office, Azure, Windows and Data Platforms. We'll even bring you broader topics such as device innovation with Surface, machine learning, and predictive analytics.

Share post:

Related posts

New Secure Boot update resources for Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, and Microsoft Intune

New documentation is now available to help IT administrators prepare for Secure Boot certificate updates and manage update readiness across vi...

1 hour ago

Azure DocumentDB: A Fully Managed MongoDB-Compatible Database

Running MongoDB at scale eventually forces a trade-off: invest heavily in managing your own infrastructure or move to a managed service and ri...

11 hours ago

Azure SDK Release (February 2026)

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes. The post Azure SDK Release (February 2026...

20 hours ago

Recovering dropped tables in Azure Databricks with UNDROP TABLE

Oops, Dropped the Wrong Table? What now? We’ve all been there: you’re cleaning up some old stuff in Databricks, run a quick DROP TABLE… and su...

1 day ago

Azure Developer CLI (azd) – February 2026: JMESPath Queries & Deployment Slots

This post announces the February 2026 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`). The post Azure Developer CLI (azd) – February 2026: JM...

1 day ago

Improved Python (PyPi/uvx) support in Azure MCP Server

Azure MCP Server now offers first-class Python support via PyPI and uvx, making it easier than ever for Python developers to integrate Azure i...

2 days ago

Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management- Azure PST Import

Azure PST Import is a migration method that enables PST files stored in Azure Blob Storage to be imported directly into Exchange Online mailbo...

7 days ago
Stay up to date with latest Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform news!
* Yes, I agree to the privacy policy