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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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Recent Reviews

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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Reviews and Ratings

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January 27, 2023

Azure Managed Disks - Best in Class

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
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.
Pros and Cons
  • Zero complaints
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
Most Important Features
  • Ease of Configuration
  • Very Secure
  • Reliability
Return on Investment
  • All work great
Alternatives Considered
Azure Managed Disks comes with rich security features that includes encryption capabilities. Accessing, managing and transfering data is easy, which was a big advantage for our clients' final decision to choose it compared to other competitors.
Other Software Used
December 09, 2021

Secure disk storage software

Kimberly Brooke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kimberly Brooke
Marketing Analyst
SproutLoud Media Networks (Marketing & Advertising, 201-500 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
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.
Pros and Cons
  • Application storage.
  • provision of data security.
  • No room for improvement from my experience.
  • All the tools functionality is effective.
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
Most Important Features
  • Provision of data storage backup plan.
  • multiple data storage disks.
Return on Investment
  • It has excellent storage plans resulting to positive ROI.
Alternatives Considered
Azure Managed Disks is the most effective data storage platform that has given us the most reliable services in our company. It enhances data security and data backup plans that contribute to better workflow infrastructure. It gives us hope of our continuity in case of any lost disks since we can back up our data across multiple zones. The cost of maintenance is relatively low as compared to other disk storage providers.
Other Software Used
Huawei Cloud Cloud Performance Test Service (CPTS)
November 17, 2021

Azure storage, a great disk solution that comes with great features and a growing ecosystem

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
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
Pros and Cons
  • 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.
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
Most Important Features
  • High Availability and redundancy
  • Cost
  • Easy of set up and replication
Return on Investment
  • It has allowed us to adjust to based on business needs
  • It took us a bit of time to ramp up and change our model to support the new technology
  • We have better stability and be able to replicate the same solution several times
Alternatives Considered
  • Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
It is a cleaner setup since we are already bought into the Microsoft Infrastructure. Without the ecosystem they have built at Microsoft, we would not have such a seamless experience. While AWS is simpler to use, it is not set in the same model as how the Azure system is built and both tools can't be seen as a one to one comparison
Other Software Used
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
November 13, 2021

Azure Managed Disks for enterprise business

Kyle Kochtan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kyle Kochtan
Application Development Manager
Newell Brands (Consumer Goods, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
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.
Pros and Cons
  • Dynamic allocation of space
  • Ease of set up
  • Ease of Management
  • UI could be more streamlined
  • Better Help Documentation
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
Most Important Features
  • Ease of setup
  • Cost Savings
  • Ease of Management
Return on Investment
  • Positive ROI as we have decreased our disk Cost
  • Positive as we have less downtime
Alternatives Considered
  • Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Azure Managed Disks stacked up very well against Amazon Elastic Block Store. In the End it really came down to the fact we are running numerous other Microsoft Azure products and Azure Managed Disks would fit nicely into that ecosystem. We had less ramp up for training and learning issues.
Other Software Used
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