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Azure Managed Disks

Azure Managed Disks

Overview

What is Azure Managed Disks?

Microsoft's Managed Disks service on Azure are the company's recommended disk storage offering for use with Azure virtual machines for persistent storage of data.

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Azure MD is Good

8 out of 10
January 27, 2023
Incentivized
Azure Managed Disks allow for flexibility in a business that is rapidly growing and changing. Storage needs change quickly, and having the …
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Scalable storage for Azure

10 out of 10
November 17, 2021
We were performing an internal POC that required processing heavy data. The fast and scalable processing was done by the computation …
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Rao Tahir | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have hundreds of hotels onboard on our serval different softwares and on daily basis they require new functioanlites that are quite specfic for their use in order to make that availble for just that hotel we mostly need to allocate dedicated spaces for our database resoourses and azure managed disks is the perfect solution for it as it is highly scalable and very efficient while providing the best security for your databases.
  • outstanding server side security
  • Well fitted integration system
  • Very scalable with high durability
  • High pricing can be midified to make it more feasable for the community.
  • A handful number of UI settings can be changed from complex to normal.
When it comes to addressing the durability and sacilibity issues with high security and availibilty Azure managed disks might be one of the best options out there but on the other hand if your project is low budgeted you could explore other options as well, as Azure manged disks can be quite expensive.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Azure Managed Disks is a great storage service provided by Microsoft Azure that offers several benefits over traditional storage methods. It simplifies the process of creating, configuring, and managing the storage for Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) and other Azure services. We have made use of disks to host premium or high performance Virtual Machines.
  • Improved reliability: Managed Disks come with built-in redundancy and automatic failover capabilities to ensure high availability and data durability.
  • Improved reliability: Managed Disks come with built-in redundancy and automatic failover capabilities to ensure high availability and data durability.
  • Flexible storage options: Managed Disks offer a variety of storage options such as Standard, Premium, and Ultra Disk storage, to cater to different performance and cost requirements.
  • Easy to use: Managed Disks can be easily created, configured, and managed using the Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Azure SDKs.
  • Costs: The cost of Managed Disks can be quite high for some workloads, so cost optimization features such as the ability to automatically move data between storage tiers based on usage patterns, or the ability to automatically release unused disks, could be added to help users better manage costs.
  • Data migration: Managed Disks do not currently support data migration to and from other storage services. Adding support for data migration could make it easier for users to move their data from other storage services to Azure Managed Disks.
Virtual Machines: Managed Disks are the recommended storage option for Azure

Virtual Machines Backup and Disaster Recovery: Although more expensive than Blob storage, Managed Disks can be used as the storage target for Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery where high performance is a requirement.

High-performance workloads: Managed Disks can be used for other high-performance workloads such as databases
January 27, 2023

Azure MD is Good

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Azure Managed Disks allow for flexibility in a business that is rapidly growing and changing. Storage needs change quickly, and having the ability to purchase and implement space easily is massively helpful. Managed disks even fit more snugly into the Microsoft Azure environment, which makes management easier. We are implementing this for more clients every month.
  • Allow quick growth and reduction of available storage
  • High reliability and uptime
  • Easy billing
  • Price
  • Integration to 3rd party apps
  • Conversion of existing HDD
When assisting to building a Tech startup, storage needs do change quickly. MS Azure managed disks are easy to manage and implement storage to meet needs on the fly. It allows us to purchase and implement space easily and reliably without wasting time. This important for us to be able to support bursts of growth and new projects every day.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our client had moved to Azure cloud and we starting setting up Managed Disks feature as well for public files access of users through sharepoint sites. Azure Managed Disk totally helped us to solvedour need to physical disks and managing their backups, fascilitating IT support and high costs associated with it.
  • Zero complaints
For our client Azure Managed Disks was the best solution as the client was already switched from onsite to cloud and using office 365 and some features of Azure. It provided us speed, scalability, has various security features and the most important it is affordable. Data backup is very comprehensive to configure. We are also using it to manage our Virtual Machines.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
High use for networking and data management for users across various locations and departments. Facilitates travel and sharing for users and team members when manipulating data and congregating results.
  • Operates seamlessly for team members regardless of location or department
  • Allows for user succession as managers move and are replaced by having relevant data available.
  • Lends itself to upgrades that have been done on several occasions.
  • Open source is nice but a bit confusing for many without the full technical background.
  • Upgrades come but involve a learning curve which can be slow.
  • Risk management often needs additional oversight which could be better integrated.
This helps in the financial services industry with trading acknowledgements, instant fund tranfers, and payment notifications. This eases the compliance concerns of the integrity of the transactions.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are using Azure Managed Disks for storing all our data including application data. The software offers great security features and is easy to access which is a plus. In addition, scaling Azure Managed Disks is easy meaning it is affordable as we pay for what we need and scale as our needs increase. What makes Azure Managed Disks special is the ease of transferring data/files to our cloud servers. Most importantly, this platform comes with encryption features for added security.
  • Very secure.
  • Faster data transfer.
  • Scalable.
  • Managing data is easy.
  • It a great platform when it comes to data backup.
  • I find Azure Managed Disks flawless.
Azure Managed Disks is a great tool for storage and data transfer. In addition, it is affordable and scalable, and most businesses with benefit from this Azure product. With Azure Managed Disks, your business will no longer worry about data security and backup.
Kimberly Brooke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We depend on this platform for the storage of our applications and files generated in the company. It has large storage volumes that can effectively save workloads according to our demands. Transfer of files to our secure cloud servers is faster and reliable. It highly secures our data from the built-in automatic encryption using Microsoft keys.
  • Application storage.
  • provision of data security.
  • No room for improvement from my experience.
  • All the tools functionality is effective.
Azure Managed Disks provides a reliable data storage platform that is secure and cost-effective. The disks are in sizes that favor different volumes of workloads enabling an organization to make the most preferred choice that can sustain their tasks. It is compatible with our operating systems and cannot easily be spoiled. It provides a backup plan that gives the user more peace of mind while working storing data in it.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We had a need to have highly available storage in the cloud that was easy to manage and could scale to our business needs. While we had looked into Amazon, we went with Azure as we had a larger footprint in the ecosystem and we liked the features and functionality it provided. Today, we use it to help manage our VMs, as well as help, provide redundant storage for our data lake retention
  • Redundancy and high availability is best in class
  • The ability to manage this in one central place and the Azure ecosystem integration is great.
  • Infrastructure as code and the ability to manage and maintain has become best in class.
  • As Azure is evolving a lot of the new features takes a bit to roll out to manage disk.
  • It takes a bit of time to provision disk and can be tedious for smaller projects.
  • I wish there were more options on the types of the disk that are available that would allow us to use it for smaller projects and pocs.
The managed disk is ideal for Virtual Machine propagation and ingestion project. From the VM side, we use it to roll out connected disks for our VMs. and for Ingestion, we use it for sensitive files and high availability files that are needed by multiple sources. These two use cases have worked really well for us and have allowed us to scale up and down as our needs and wane and ebbed. The only thing I wish was that this would be cheaper and easier for smaller-scale projects.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We were performing an internal POC that required processing heavy data. The fast and scalable processing was done by the computation instances and the storage of data was handled by the Azure Managed Disks. Azure Managed Disks scales just as well as the computation instances and hence worked perfectly for our setup
  • Scalability
  • Reliability
  • Ease of setup
  • Nothing comes to mind at the moment
Azure computation instances scale very well. Along with the processing power, the storage capacity also needs to scale. This is where the Azure Managed Disks truly shine. They are reliable and are integrated very well with all other Microsoft Azure products. However, the cost is comparatively high. So if someone is tightly coupled with Microsoft Azure services, then the managed disks provide a scalable solution to storage
Kyle Kochtan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are currently using Azure Managed Disks as a cloud storage option to dynamically increase or decrease disk space on demand. By utilizing Azure Managed Disks we can quickly expand or contract as the demand is needed by the business. Some days we need more space than others so this allows us to keep our costs low.
  • Dynamic allocation of space
  • Ease of set up
  • Ease of Management
  • UI could be more streamlined
  • Better Help Documentation
Azure Managed Disks are best suited for large organizations that wish to keep their cloud costs under control. This cloud storage option allows for a high level of customization. I would not recommend for a small organization as the level of effort to set up and manage may be diminishing gains.
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