Options for NAS hosting and access in Azure
What are the options to host or access a NAS in Azure. Find out.
April 17, 2015
Q. What are the options for hosting a NAS in Azure?
A. It is not possible to host your own hardware in any Azure datacenter however there are a number of approaches to expose NAS services in Azure:
If you are using ExpressRoute you can host a NAS on your own premises or at a hoster facility which will be available to your services in Azure with very low latency
Leverage Azure Files which provides an SMB service available to services in the same Azure region. More detail available at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/preview-azure-files/
SoftNAS Cloud Express provides a cloud NAS filer that leverages Azure storage providing support for SMB, NFS and iSCSI. Available in the Azure Marketplace at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/partners/softnas/softnas-cloud-express-subscription/
http://www.nasuni.com/ and http://panzura.com/ provide storage solutions available through Azure
StorSimple is an on-premises appliance that stores data in Azure but also runs as a virtual appliance in Azure if required
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