6 storage workloads ideal for microsoft azure
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6 Storage Workloads Ideal for Microsoft AzureMarch 15, 2017
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Agenda• 6 Storage Workloads Ideal for
Azure• Demo: Deploy a Virtual NAS on
Azure• 17 Lessons Learned from Migrating
Workloads to Azure• SoftNAS Cloud Overview• Q&A
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6 Storage Workloads Ideal for Microsoft Azure
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6 Storage Workloads Ideal for Microsoft Azure
Storage Workloa
dsOn
Azure
Dev/Test
Legacy App
Migration
Disaster
Recovery
Backup &
Archive
File Services
for Object Storage
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SaaS-enable
Applications
Cloud Backup & Archive
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• Compelling alternative to tape– Significant cost savings– Shorter recovery times– 99 years of retention
• Archive to inexpensive Azure Cool storage ($0.01/GB)• Efficient backup over the network
– Once the initial seeding is complete, only incremental changes are sent at a defined frequency
– Built-in features: compression, encryption, longer retention, bandwidth throttling
Cloud Disaster Recovery• Automated protection and replication of virtual
machines• Remote health monitoring• Customizable recovery plans• No-impact recovery plan testing• Orchestrated recovery when needed• Replication to – and recovery in – Azure
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Migrate Existing Applications to Azure
End-userdesktops, devices
Applicationsand servers
Volumes
AFP iSCSI
Storage pools
CIFS NFSSite A
Site B Public Cloud
NFS
CIFS/SMB
iSCSI
AFP
Use existing
unchanged application
s…
Connect to Azure using
standard NAS protocols…
Through Azure VM hosted instances…
Using Azure storage services for flexible
capacity.
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Dev / Test Environments• Use Azure Dev/Test labs to quickly provision new dev and
test environments• Set lab policies to automatically shut down and start up
virtual machines.• Set caps on your lab, such as number of virtual machines
per user and per lab.• Centrally manage development environments across a
whole team or organization• Conduct compatibility and automated testing with
reusable environment templates
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SaaS-enable Applications• For legacy applications with incompatible file
protocols, offers file services and support for NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, and AFP protocols.
• Retain existing back end file systems so you can focus on the areas that benefit the most from your re-engineering efforts.
• Migrating your customers? – Keep it simple by leveraging both your own and your
customers’ existing investments by keeping the data services intact.
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• Object storage systems provide a lower-cost, more durable and scalable alternative to traditional NAS and SAN storage systems.
• However, they’re optimized for performance with object I/O, but don't perform as well with file I/O and often lack the robust capabilities of traditional NAS filers.
• Azure enables customers to take advantage of the scalability, durability and low cost of object storage.– Replaces expensive on-premises SAN and NAS equipment,
while still providing file services for existing enterprise applications.
File Services for Object Storage
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17 Lessons Learned from Migrating Workloads to Azure
Pre-Migration Stage1. Outline and share a clear cloud governance
model2. Train employees early in the process3. Outline how operations will take shape in Azure4. Know which IT assets you currently own and
which you’re including in each migration
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Migration Stage5. Start small and simple – focus on quick wins6. Automate, automate, automate7. Approach the cloud as a transformational goal8. Leverage Azure’s fully managed services
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Mass Migration Stage9. Build a migration factory made up of teams, tools,
and processes all centered around migration activities
10.Set benchmarks for migration 11.Have an onboarding process for new team members
while the project is in full swing12.Consider many different criteria when deciding on the
migration strategy for a particular application 13.Find patterns and create blueprints for them 14.Keep testing your applications!
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Post-Migration Stage15.Monitor everything 16.Use cloud-native monitoring tools:
– Use the tools that best fit the business17.Leverage Azure’s support team and Partner
community
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SoftNAS Cloud Overview
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If Azure already provides storage, why do I need SoftNAS Cloud?
Azure Storage Azure Capabilities SoftNAS Cloud on Azure
File Services CIFS/SMB only
protocol No AD integration 5TB limit
SoftNAS Cloud overcomes capacity limits, adds all file protocols, adds full AD/AAD/LDAP user access controls, consumption efficiency and full featured data services.
Page Blob Premium & Standard Storage
SSD or Hard disk based storage
Block only 2 – 40TB capacity
Leverages the block storage to present NAS file protocols.Accelerates performance and improves data efficiency.
Cool & Hot Block Blob Storage
Object storage only
Up to 500TB per storage account
Leverages the object storage to present NAS file protocols and expands the Azure capacity to petabytes by aggregating multiple storage accounts.
Flexible, Adaptable Architecture
Linux Virtual Appliance
ARCHITECTURE INTEGRATION DATA SERVICES
• API and CLI• Cross data center• Easy
administration• File gateway• HTML5 Admin UI• Software filer• ZFS on Linux
• AWS• Azure• CenturyLink Cloud• CIFS w/ Active
directory• iSCSI LUN• iSCSI SAN• NFS• S3 Objects• SSD• VMware vSphere
• Block replication• Cloud disks• Compression• Inline deduplication• Instant snapshots• Multi-level caching• Storage pools• Thin provisioning• Writable
SnapClones™• Encryption
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SoftNAS Cloud + Microsoft Azure Architecture
End-userdesktops, devices
Applicationsand servers
Volumes
AFP iSCSI
Storage pools
Cloud
CIFS NFS Site ASite B Public
Cloud
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Technology Partners
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