Automating Block Blob Backup
Introduction Hi folks! My name is Felipe Binotto, Cloud Solution Architect, based in Australia. This post is about how you can automate the backup of Block Blob Storage using Azure Backup Vault (not to be confused with Azure Recovery ... continue reading
Field tips for AKS storage provisioning
Introduction In an Azure Kubernetes (AKS) cluster, Pods can access physical storage resources such as disks or volumes using Persistent Volumes (PV). To use these resources, Pods need to make a Persistent Volume Claim (PVC), which requests a specific amount ... continue reading

Monitor Azure Virtual Network Manager changes with event logging
Today, our customers establish and manage their Azure virtual networks at scale. As their number of network resources grows, the question of how to maintain connectivity and security among their scale of resources arises. This is where Microsoft Azure Virtual ... continue reading

Azure Managed Lustre—Parallel file system for HPC and AI workloads
Today, Microsoft is announcing the public preview of Azure Managed Lustre, a new addition to the storage offerings in our Azure HPC + AI solution. Lustre is an open-source parallel file system renowned for high-performance computing (HPC) and is adept ... continue reading
Azure Stack HCI: What’s new for Software Defined Networking (SDN) with WAC v2211
A warm 2023 “Hello” to our Customers and Partners! Today is an exciting day as we share with each of you the extensive new features and improvements for SDN in Windows Admin Center 2211 (WAC)! We cannot thank you enough ... continue reading

Azure Storage Mover–A managed migration service for Azure Storage
File storage is a critical part of any organization’s on-premises IT infrastructure. As organizations migrate more of their applications and user shares to the cloud, they often face challenges in migrating the associated file data. Having the right tools and ... continue reading
Private endpoint DNS resolution with Azure Private Resolver for multi-region
Introduction Hello everyone, Andrew Coughlin here and I am a Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft focusing on Azure IaaS. I frequently get asked questions about how to set up private endpoints from my customers that have presence in multi regions. ... continue reading

Leverage SFTP support for Azure Blob Storage to build a unified data lake
Today, we are announcing that SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) support for Azure Blob Storage is generally available. SFTP support for Azure Blob Storage is a fully managed, highly scalable SFTP service that enables simple, secure, and easy-to-manage file transfers ... continue reading
Backup and restore to URL for S3-compatible object storage
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022 that grants the user the capability to back up or restore their databases using S3-compatible ... continue reading
Bluware and Microsoft Azure develop OSDU-enabled interactive AI seismic interpretation solution for energy super major
This blog post has been co-authored by Kapil Raval, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft. Bluware, which develops cloud-native solutions to help oil and gas operators to increase exploration and production workflow productivity through deep learning by enabling geoscientists to deliver faster ... continue reading