Azure Knowledge Field offline information switch answer permits you ship petabytes of information into Azure Storage in a fast, cheap, and dependable method.
Azure Knowledge Field offline information switch answer permits you ship petabytes of information into Azure Storage in a fast, cheap, and dependable method. The safe information switch is accelerated by {hardware} switch gadgets that allow offline information ingestion to Azure.
We’re excited to announce a number of new service capabilities together with:
- Basic availability of self-encrypted drives Azure Knowledge Field Disk SKU that permits quick transfers on Linux techniques.
- Help for information ingestion to a number of blob entry tiers in a single order.
- Preview of cross-region information transfers for seamless information ingest from supply nation or area to pick out Azure locations in a special nation or area.
- Help in Azure Storage Mover for on-line catch-up information copy of any modifications energetic workloads could have generated publish offline migrations with Azure Knowledge Field.
Moreover, we’re completely satisfied 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 beneath.
Azure Knowledge Field Disk: self-encrypted drives
Azure Knowledge Field Disk is now usually out there 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 information encryption, with none software program dependency from the host machine. These SEDs use the specialised native {hardware} current on the disk for information encryption, with none software program dependencies on the host machine. With this providing, we now assist comparable information 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 information loggers by way of a SATA interface, thereby eliminating the necessity for a secondary information copy from one other in-car storage and saving time. Right here is how Xylon, producer of automotive information loggers makes use of Azure Knowledge Field Disk: self encrypted drives emigrate Superior driver-assistance techniques (ADAS) sensor information to Azure:
By means of the cooperation with the Microsoft Azure group, now we have enabled direct information logging to the hardware-encrypted Knowledge Field Disks plugged into our logiRECORDER Automotive HIL Video Logger. It allows our frequent clients to switch valuable information from the check fleet to the cloud within the easiest and quickest potential means, with out losing time on pointless information copying and reformatting alongside the best way.”
—Jura Ivanovic, Product Director, Automotive HIL Video Logger, Xylon
Be taught extra about Knowledge Field Disk: self encrypted drives and get began migrating your on-premises information to Azure.
Multi-access tier ingestion assist
Now you can switch information to completely different blob entry tiers together with Chilly Tier in a single Azure Knowledge Field order. Beforehand, Azure Knowledge Field solely supported transferring information to the default entry tiers of Azure Storage Accounts. For instance, when you wished to maneuver information to the Cool tier in an Azure Storage Account that has the default set to sizzling, you’ll 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 have now now launched new “entry tier” folders within the folder hierarchy on the machine. All information 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 information copied to different folders representing the varied entry tiers. Be taught extra about multi-access tier ingestion assist.
Cross-region information switch to pick out Azure areas
We’re excited to share that Azure Knowledge Field cross-region information switch capabilities, now in preview, helps seamless ingest of on-premises information 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 information from Singapore or India to the West United States Azure vacation spot area. Observe that the Azure Knowledge Field machine isn’t shipped throughout commerce boundaries. As a substitute, it’s transported from and to an Azure information Heart throughout the originating nation or area the place the on-premises information resides. Knowledge switch to the vacation spot Azure area takes place throughout the Azure community with out incurring extra charges.
Be taught extra about this functionality and the supported nation or area mixtures for Azure Knowledge Field, Azure Knowledge Field Disk, and Azure Knowledge Field Heavy respectively.
Help for on-line catch-up copy with Azure Storage Mover Integration
In case your information supply has any energetic workloads, it would seemingly make modifications whereas your Azure Knowledge Field is in transit to Azure. Consequently, you’ll additionally have to deliver these modifications to your cloud storage, earlier than a workload will be lower over to it. We’re completely satisfied to announce which you could now mix the Azure Storage Mover and Knowledge Field providers to type an efficient file and folder migration answer to reduce 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 (reminiscent of permissions) has modified, Azure Storage Mover will add solely the brand new metadata as an alternative of your complete file content material.
Be taught extra about how catch-up copies with Azure Storage Mover’s merge and mirror copy mode will help switch solely the delta information 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 completely satisfied to have achieved the compliance standing to allow our clients’ information switch wants.
Further product updates
- Help for as much as 4 TB Azure information throughout the product household.
- Help for information 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 information copy service, which considerably improves the ingestion and add time for small information, is now usually out there.
Our purpose is to repeatedly improve the simplicity of your offline information transfers, and your enter is invaluable. Ought to you could have any options or suggestions concerning Azure Knowledge Field, be at liberty to succeed in out through e mail at DataBox@microsoft.com. We stay up for you reviewing your suggestions and feedback.
