– **Azure NetApp Files Elastic ZRS** boosts **data resiliency** by replicating files across three Azure zones, preventing downtime.
– The service offers **automatic failover** and **zero data loss**, key for finance, healthcare, and app workloads.
– It simplifies cloud migration with **enterprise-grade security** and **cost savings** vs. manual setups.
Microsoft has unveiled a new cloud storage service designed to keep businesses running smoothly, even during major tech disruptions. Named **Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant storage (ANF Elastic ZRS)**, the tool aims to tackle the rising cost of downtime—which can stall supply chains, frustrate customers, and break compliance rules.
**Built directly into Microsoft Azure**, the service synchronizes data across at least three separate availability zones (AZs) within a region. If one zone fails—due to a power outage or hardware crash, for example—**ANF Elastic ZRS automatically shifts traffic to a backup zone without human intervention**. “Your applications barely notice,” a Microsoft source explained. This ensures critical apps—like financial trading platforms or hospital systems—stay online with **zero data loss**.
The service also tackles common enterprise headaches. It supports both NFS and SMB file protocols, offers instant snapshots, and cuts costs by eliminating the need for customers to manually copy data across zones. **Metadata-heavy tasks**, like scanning thousands of small files, run faster thanks to optimized performance. For businesses migrating to the cloud, future updates will simplify transfers from on-premises systems and add multi-protocol access.
A **global healthcare company** testing ANF Elastic ZRS shared how it helped them modernize: “We eliminated downtime during maintenance and ensured seamless failover. Our mission-critical apps stayed available without extra effort.”
With ANF Elastic ZRS now available in select Azure regions, Microsoft is urging businesses—especially NetApp’s on-premises customers—to adopt the tool for **simpler, stronger disaster recovery**. “This is the inflection point to move to Azure,” the company stated. Enterprises can start using the service today to guard against outages while keeping storage budgets in check.
Explore ANF Elastic ZRS through Microsoft’s Azure portal or detailed guides on NFS/SMB volume setup.
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