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Cloud Storage allows world-wide storage and retrieval of any amount of data at any time. Cloud storage also offers a way to back up data to facilitate recovery off-site. You can use Cloud Storage for a range of scenarios including serving website content, storing data for archival and disaster recovery, or distributing large data objects to users via direct download. Cloud storage has grown increasingly popular among individuals who need larger storage space and for businesses seeking an efficient off-site data back-up solution. Cloud storage offers a simple way to store and/or move data in a secure and safe manner. It allows individuals and businesses to keep their files stored with the cloud services provider for on-demand access on any of their devices. Cloud storage can also serve as an integral backup for disaster recovery of all your files, folders, such as documents and images, so that in the event of a hard drive failure you can easily recover them from another PC or other device.
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Scalable cloud storage lets you store files, application data and backups on a provider's infrastructure and grow or shrink capacity without buying hardware; cloud compute does the same for servers. emtech designs Microsoft Azure storage and virtual machines for UAE organisations, choosing storage type, tier and redundancy per workload and keeping data in UAE regions where required.
It depends on how much data you keep and how often it is read. For large volumes of rarely used data, tiered cloud storage often costs less over five years than a NAS with its support, power and replacement. For small, heavily used datasets in one office, a local NAS can be cheaper.
Yes. Create storage accounts in UAE North or UAE Central and choose LRS, ZRS or GRS; for UAE North, geo-redundant copies go to UAE Central. Check any backup or analytics services connected to the storage account as well.
Users in the same city as the Azure region usually see little difference for normal documents. Large files or remote branches can feel slower, which Azure File Sync caching solves.
Microsoft retired StorSimple and it is no longer supported. Organisations still using it should move to Azure File Sync, Azure Files or another supported option.
Yes. Azure Storage encrypts data at rest by default with Microsoft-managed keys, and you can use your own keys in Azure Key Vault if policy requires it. Data in transit should use HTTPS or SMB 3.x encryption.
Data transferred out of an Azure region to the internet is charged beyond a small free allowance, and reading from cool, cold or archive tiers has access charges. Large restores or migrations out should be included in the cost model.
Yes, if the application supports it. Virtual machine scale sets and platform services can add and remove capacity based on load or schedule. Single-server applications usually need resizing instead, which involves a short restart.
Cloud storage helps businesses with major data storage needs to save a significant amount of space and money by eliminating the need for data storage infrastructure on the business premises. The cloud also enables employees to collaborate with colleagues and work remotely. Businesses can almost instantly scale up or down how much cloud storage they have access to as their storage needs change. Scalable could storage can lower costs as you pay only for what you need.
With increasing data, managing, and storing the data becomes more complex. Now, IT managers & developers can stop worrying about predicting data growth. Instead focus on growing the business with Microsoft Azure Storage – a massively scalable, highly available and secure cloud storage solution from Microsoft. Azure automatically makes multiple copies, so the data is safe. Once the data is in Azure storage, you can easily access and manage using familiar developer API’s at Azure portal. The best part is pay as you go, so you only pay for what you use. Microsoft storage offers blob storage, standard disk storage, premium disk storage for IOPS workloads, file storage for fully managed file share, table storage and queue storage. You can easily extend on premise storage to Azure using StorSimple, backup your data using Azure backup and protect your data against disaster using Azure site recovery.
Data growth does not have to be headache for you and your business. Emtech the leading cloud solution provider in the region can solve your problems using Microsoft Azure storage. Get in touch with sales engineers today to begin.
