Azure Knowledge Field offline knowledge switch answer permits you ship petabytes of information into Azure Storage in a fast, cheap, and dependable method.
Azure Knowledge Field offline knowledge switch answer permits you ship petabytes of information into Azure Storage in a fast, cheap, and dependable method. The safe knowledge switch is accelerated by {hardware} switch gadgets that allow offline knowledge ingestion to Azure.
We’re excited to announce a number of new service capabilities together with:
- Common availability of self-encrypted drives Azure Knowledge Field Disk SKU that allows quick transfers on Linux programs.
- Assist for knowledge ingestion to a number of blob entry tiers in a single order.
- Preview of cross-region knowledge transfers for seamless knowledge ingest from supply nation or area to pick Azure locations in a distinct nation or area.
- Assist in Azure Storage Mover for on-line catch-up knowledge copy of any adjustments lively workloads might have generated submit offline migrations with Azure Knowledge Field.
Moreover, we’re pleased to share the Azure Knowledge Field cloud service is HIPAA/BAA, PCI 3DS and PCI DSS licensed. Extra particulars on every of those new capabilities will be discovered under.
Azure Knowledge Field Disk: self-encrypted drives
Azure Knowledge Field Disk is now typically accessible in a hardware-encrypted choice within the European Union, United States, and Japan. These self-encrypting drives (SEDs) use the devoted/native/specialised {hardware} for knowledge encryption, with none software program dependency from the host machine. These SEDs use the specialised native {hardware} current on the disk for knowledge encryption, with none software program dependencies on the host machine. With this providing, we now help comparable knowledge switch charges on Linux as that of our BitLocker-encrypted Knowledge Field Disk drives on Home windows.
Azure Knowledge Field Disk SED is widespread with a few of our Automotive clients because it connects on to the in-car Linux-based knowledge loggers via a SATA interface, thereby eliminating the necessity for a secondary knowledge copy from one other in-car storage and saving time. Right here is how Xylon, producer of automotive knowledge loggers makes use of Azure Knowledge Field Disk: self encrypted drives emigrate Superior driver-assistance programs (ADAS) sensor knowledge to Azure:
Via the cooperation with the Microsoft Azure workforce, we’ve got enabled direct knowledge logging to the hardware-encrypted Knowledge Field Disks plugged into our logiRECORDER Automotive HIL Video Logger. It allows our frequent clients to switch treasured knowledge from the take a look at fleet to the cloud within the easiest and quickest doable approach, with out losing time on pointless knowledge copying and reformatting alongside the best way.”
—Jura Ivanovic, Product Director, Automotive HIL Video Logger, Xylon
Study extra about Knowledge Field Disk: self encrypted drives and get began migrating your on-premises knowledge to Azure.
Multi-access tier ingestion help
Now you can switch knowledge to totally different blob entry tiers together with Chilly Tier in a single Azure Knowledge Field order. Beforehand, Azure Knowledge Field solely supported transferring knowledge to the default entry tiers of Azure Storage Accounts. For instance, if you happen to wished to maneuver knowledge to the Cool tier in an Azure Storage Account that has the default set to scorching, you’d have needed to first transfer the info to scorching tier by way of Azure Knowledge Field after which leverage life cycle administration to maneuver the info to the Cool tier after it’s uploaded to Azure.
Now we have now launched new “entry tier” folders within the folder hierarchy on the gadget. All knowledge that you simply copy to the “Cool” folder can have it’s entry tier set as cool, regardless of the default entry tier of the vacation spot Storage account, and equally for knowledge copied to different folders representing the varied entry tiers. Study extra about multi-access tier ingestion help.
Cross-region knowledge switch to pick Azure areas
We’re excited to share that Azure Knowledge Field cross-region knowledge switch capabilities, now in preview, helps seamless ingest of on-premises knowledge from a supply nation or area to pick Azure locations in a distinct nation or area. For instance, with this functionality now you can copy on-premises knowledge from Singapore or India to the West United States Azure vacation spot area. Notice that the Azure Knowledge Field gadget isn’t shipped throughout commerce boundaries. As an alternative, it’s transported from and to an Azure knowledge Middle throughout the originating nation or area the place the on-premises knowledge resides. Knowledge switch to the vacation spot Azure area takes place throughout the Azure community with out incurring further charges.
Study extra about this functionality and the supported nation or area combos for Azure Knowledge Field, Azure Knowledge Field Disk, and Azure Knowledge Field Heavy respectively.
Assist for on-line catch-up copy with Azure Storage Mover Integration
In case your knowledge supply has any lively workloads, it can probably make adjustments whereas your Azure Knowledge Field is in transit to Azure. Consequently, you’ll additionally have to carry these adjustments to your cloud storage, earlier than a workload will be reduce over to it. We’re pleased to announce which you can now mix the Azure Storage Mover and Knowledge Field companies to type an efficient file and folder migration answer to attenuate downtime on your workloads. Storage Mover jobs can detect variations between your on-site and cloud storage to successfully switch any updates and new information not beforehand captured by your Knowledge Field switch. For instance, if solely a file’s metadata (equivalent to permissions) has modified, Azure Storage Mover will add solely the brand new metadata as an alternative of all the file content material.
Study extra about how catch-up copies with Azure Storage Mover’s merge and mirror copy mode can assist switch solely the delta knowledge to Azure.
Certifications
The Azure Knowledge Field cloud service has achieved HIPAA/BAA, PCI 3DS & PCI DSS certifications. These certifications have been key requests from a lot of our clients throughout the healthcare and monetary sectors respectively, and we’re pleased to have achieved the compliance standing to allow our clients’ knowledge switch wants.
Further product updates
- Assist for as much as 4 TB Azure information throughout the product household.
- Assist for knowledge switch to “Poland Central” and “Italy North” Azure areas.
- Transfers to Premium Azure Recordsdata and Blob Archive tiers now supported with Knowledge Field Disk.
- The knowledge copy service, which considerably improves the ingestion and add time for small information, is now typically accessible.
Our objective is to repeatedly improve the simplicity of your offline knowledge transfers, and your enter is invaluable. Ought to you have got any recommendations or suggestions concerning Azure Knowledge Field, be happy to succeed in out by way of e-mail at DataBox@microsoft.com. We sit up for you reviewing your suggestions and feedback.
