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:
- Normal availability of self-encrypted drives Azure Knowledge Field Disk SKU that permits quick transfers on Linux methods.
- 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 out Azure locations in a special nation or area.
- Assist in Azure Storage Mover for on-line catch-up knowledge copy of any adjustments lively workloads could have generated publish offline migrations with Azure Knowledge Field.
Moreover, we’re glad 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 may be discovered beneath.
Azure Knowledge Field Disk: self-encrypted drives
Azure Knowledge Field Disk is now usually obtainable 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 assist 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 standard with a few of our Automotive clients because it connects on to the in-car Linux-based knowledge loggers by 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 methods (ADAS) sensor knowledge to Azure:
By means of the cooperation with the Microsoft Azure crew, now we have enabled direct knowledge logging to the hardware-encrypted Knowledge Field Disks plugged into our logiRECORDER Automotive HIL Video Logger. It allows our widespread clients to switch treasured knowledge from the check fleet to the cloud within the easiest and quickest attainable means, with out losing time on pointless knowledge copying and reformatting alongside the way in which.”
—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 assist
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, in case you wished to maneuver knowledge to the Cool tier in an Azure Storage Account that has the default set to sizzling, you’d have needed to first transfer the information to sizzling tier through Azure Knowledge Field after which leverage life cycle administration to maneuver the information to the Cool tier after it’s uploaded to Azure.
We now have now launched new “entry tier” folders within the folder hierarchy on the gadget. All knowledge that you just copy to the “Cool” folder can have it’s entry tier set as cool, no matter the default entry tier of the vacation spot Storage account, and equally for knowledge copied to different folders representing the assorted entry tiers. Study extra about multi-access tier ingestion assist.
Cross-region knowledge switch to pick out 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 out Azure locations in a special 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 a substitute, it’s transported from and to an Azure knowledge Middle inside 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 extra 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’s going to possible make adjustments whereas your Azure Knowledge Field is in transit to Azure. Consequently, you’ll additionally must carry these adjustments to your cloud storage, earlier than a workload may be lower over to it. We’re glad to announce that you would be able to now mix the Azure Storage Mover and Knowledge Field companies to kind an efficient file and folder migration answer to attenuate downtime to 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 the complete file content material.
Study extra about how catch-up copies with Azure Storage Mover’s merge and mirror copy mode might help 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 glad to have achieved the compliance standing to allow our clients’ knowledge switch wants.
Extra 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 Information 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 usually obtainable.
Our objective is to repeatedly improve the simplicity of your offline knowledge transfers, and your enter is invaluable. Ought to you could have any recommendations or suggestions relating to Azure Knowledge Field, be at liberty to succeed in out through electronic mail at DataBox@microsoft.com. We look ahead to you reviewing your suggestions and feedback.
