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Azure Disk Storage

Azure Disk Storage provides scalable, high-performance block storage for Azure virtual machines and workloads. · Azure · Storage

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Overview

Azure Disk Storage offers managed, persistent block storage for Azure VMs, with two 64 GiB Premium SSD (P6) managed disks free for 12 months for new users.

Good fit

Use when you need reliable, persistent block storage for Azure virtual machines or workloads with moderate performance needs.

  • Azure VM storage
  • database hosting
  • application data

Not a fit

Avoid if you need object storage, require more than 32 GB free, or plan to run outside Azure's ecosystem.

  • object storage needs
  • large-scale free storage
  • non-Azure environments
Quickstart · 5 steps
  1. Sign up for an Azure account and activate the free tier.
  2. Navigate to the Azure Portal and select 'Create a resource'.
  3. Search for and select 'Managed Disks'.
  4. Configure disk size (up to 32 GB Standard SSD for free tier) and settings.
  5. Attach the disk to a virtual machine or use as standalone storage.

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