Optimize block storage for your workloads

Azure Disks are a type of block storage designed to support Azure virtual machines. They offer high performance and durability, making them ideal for applications requiring consistent and reliable data access. Azure Disks come in various types, including Standard HDD, Standard SSD, and Premium SSD, to meet different performance and cost requirements.

Features

• **Shared disks: **Attach a disk to multiple virtual machines (VMs) simultaneously to streamline app deployment or migration of clustered apps to Azure.
• **Performance tiers: **Tailor throughput, use disk bursting, and select performance tiers to improve performance and cost efficiency.
• **Built-in security: **Secure your data with automatic server-side encryption using platform-managed keys or, optionally, customer-managed keys.
• **Incremental snapshots: **Minimize downtime, costs, and data loss and ensure business continuity by enabling cross-zone and cross-region disk copy.
• **Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) disks: **Enable disks to tolerate zonal failures, ensuring high VM availability while eliminating data replication across zones.
• **Backup and disaster recovery: **Minimize disruptions, lower costs, and reduce time spent with point-in-time snapshots and solutions.