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Two of the biggest advantages of the cloud are the high levels of availability and data protection that it provides. Azure is one of the most used cloud providers, especially for Windows-centric organizations.
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Azure provides tight integration with many of Microsoft’s on-premise offerings. In addition, while cloud availability is not perfect, its uptime and data protection capabilities exceed the vast majority of private on-premise implementations. As Microsoft states in their SLA summary for Azure services, most Azure services like Azure Active Directory, Analysis Services, and Backup are guaranteed to provide 99.9% uptime. Other offerings like Cloud Servers and Virtual Machines that have two or more instances deployed in the same Availability Set are guaranteed to provide 99.95% availability. Let’s have a closer look at Azure storage and its built-in DR data protection capabilities.
Azure Storage Option
First, it’s important to understand Azure’s different storage options. Azure provides three types of file storage as well as NoSQL and relational SQL database storage.
Azure Redundant Data Protection
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One of the biggest advantages of the cloud is the fact that is able to provide geographical site protection on a global scale. The data in your Microsoft Azure storage account is always replicated to provide protection and high availability. The pricing for Azure storage is based on the type of storage selected, the amount of storage used and the redundancy option that you choose when you create your Azure storage account. You can select one of the following replication options:
Understanding the different Azure storage options and the types of data replication and protection options that are available can help you to optimize your Azure cloud DR capabilities. You can change the replication type of your storage account using the Azure portal or PowerShell as well for those that like to live in the command-line interface.
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