diff --git a/azure-resources/NetApp/netAppAccounts/recommendations.yaml b/azure-resources/NetApp/netAppAccounts/recommendations.yaml index e2b3fb6f6..81972dd7f 100644 --- a/azure-resources/NetApp/netAppAccounts/recommendations.yaml +++ b/azure-resources/NetApp/netAppAccounts/recommendations.yaml @@ -218,3 +218,71 @@ learnMoreLink: - name: What do you recommend for handling potential application disruptions due to storage service maintenance events? | Microsoft Learn url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/faq-application-resilience#what-do-you-recommend-for-handling-potential-application-disruptions-due-to-storage-service-maintenance-events" + +- description: Cool Access + aprlGuid: 8dad18fa-6b06-4f23-85c4-dc3d214cac8f + recommendationTypeId: null + recommendationControl: OtherBestPractices + recommendationImpact: Medium + recommendationResourceType: Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts + recommendationMetadataState: Active + longDescription: | + Azure NetApp Files with cool access allows you to have inactive data transparently tiered from Azure NetApp Files storage (the hot tier) to an Azure storage account (the cool tier). This option lets you free up storage that resides within Azure NetApp Files volumes by moving data blocks to the lower cost cool tier, resulting in overall cost savings. + potentialBenefits: Cost Savings for workloads with infrequently accessed data and no latency requirements + pgVerified: false + automationAvailable: false + tags: [] + learnMoreLink: + - name: Cool Access Introduction + url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/cool-access-introduction" + +- description: Reserved Capacity + aprlGuid: c86b9562-cce4-4398-b0ad-0c8d3cc2f83b + recommendationTypeId: null + recommendationControl: OtherBestPractices + recommendationImpact: Medium + recommendationResourceType: Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts + recommendationMetadataState: Active + longDescription: | + Azure NetApp Files reservations, of 100 TiB or 1 PiB increments, provide cost savings and financial predictability and stability, allowing for more effective budgeting. + potentialBenefits: up to 34% cost savings + pgVerified: false + automationAvailable: false + tags: [] + learnMoreLink: + - name: Azure NetApp Files Reservations + url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/reservations" + +- description: Customer Managed Keys + aprlGuid: d9871358-4c99-4fa1-99e0-377fd90dbf64 + recommendationTypeId: null + recommendationControl: Security + recommendationImpact: High + recommendationResourceType: Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts + recommendationMetadataState: Active + longDescription: | + Azure NetApp Files volumes now support encryption with customer-managed keys and Azure Key Vault to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest. + potentialBenefits: Manage your own encryption keys + pgVerified: false + automationAvailable: false + tags: [] + learnMoreLink: + - name: Azure NetApp Files with Customer Managed Keys + url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/configure-customer-managed-keys" + +- description: AzAcSnap + aprlGuid: e184bf51-523c-4333-ab24-757dde3bf32f + recommendationTypeId: null + recommendationControl: HighAvailability + recommendationImpact: High + recommendationResourceType: Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts + recommendationMetadataState: Active + longDescription: | + Azure Application Consistent Snapshot Tool (AzAcSnap) is a command-line tool that enables customers to simplify data protection for third-party databases in Linux environments. + potentialBenefits: Point in time recovery point for Oracle, Db2, and SAP HANA databases + pgVerified: false + automationAvailable: false + tags: [] + learnMoreLink: + - name: AzAcSnap Introduction + url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/azacsnap-introduction" diff --git a/azure-specialized-workloads/avd/recommendations.yaml b/azure-specialized-workloads/avd/recommendations.yaml index a484450d5..79980cf94 100644 --- a/azure-specialized-workloads/avd/recommendations.yaml +++ b/azure-specialized-workloads/avd/recommendations.yaml @@ -407,3 +407,20 @@ learnMoreLink: - name: Learn More url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/identity/adds-extend-domain#reliability" + +- description: Utilize Azure NetApp Files to host FSLogix profiles on AVD + aprlGuid: 7e2c1b8a-4e3f-4c2a-9b1a-2d8f3e6c1a2b + recommendationTypeId: null + recommendationControl: Scalability + recommendationImpact: High + recommendationResourceType: Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts + recommendationMetadataState: Active + longDescription: | + Azure NetApp Files can provide up to 450,000 IOPS and sub-millisecond latency, capable of supporting extremely large scale of Azure Virtual Desktop deployments. + potentialBenefits: low latency performant storage for large AVD deployments. + pgVerified: false + automationAvailable: false + tags: [AVD] + learnMoreLink: + - name: ANF for large AVD deployments + url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/solutions-windows-virtual-desktop" diff --git a/azure-specialized-workloads/avs/recommendations.yaml b/azure-specialized-workloads/avs/recommendations.yaml index 5ec626db5..387fb4e0a 100644 --- a/azure-specialized-workloads/avs/recommendations.yaml +++ b/azure-specialized-workloads/avs/recommendations.yaml @@ -150,3 +150,20 @@ learnMoreLink: - name: Take a snapshot of VMware HCX Cloud Manager url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-vmware/use-hcx-run-commands#take-a-snapshot-of-vmware-hcx-cloud-manager" + +- description: Add Azure NetApp Files as a Azure VMware Solution datastore + aprlGuid: 38df8b6b-04f0-4be1-9c13-a98ef869f7b1 + recommendationTypeId: null + recommendationControl: Scalability + recommendationImpact: High + recommendationResourceType: Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts + recommendationMetadataState: Active + longDescription: | + Azure VMware Solution supports attaching Network File System (NFS) datastores as a persistent storage option. You can create NFS datastores with Azure NetApp Files volumes and attach them to clusters of your choice. You can also create virtual machines (VMs) on different Azure NetApp Files datastores for optimal cost and performance. + potentialBenefits: Scale storage independently of compute and memory. + pgVerified: false + automationAvailable: false + tags: [AVS] + learnMoreLink: + - name: ANF datastore on AVS + url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-vmware/attach-azure-netapp-files-to-azure-vmware-solution-hosts" diff --git a/azure-specialized-workloads/sap/recommendations.yaml b/azure-specialized-workloads/sap/recommendations.yaml index c7c076a7c..b7faf3b10 100644 --- a/azure-specialized-workloads/sap/recommendations.yaml +++ b/azure-specialized-workloads/sap/recommendations.yaml @@ -355,3 +355,20 @@ learnMoreLink: - name: High-availability SAP NetWeaver with simple mount and NFS on SLES for SAP Applications VMs url: "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/sap/workloads/high-availability-guide-suse-nfs-simple-mount?tabs=lb-portal%2Censa1" + +- description: Utilize Azure NetApp Files to host SAP IaaS deployments + aprlGuid: bc2f72a5-2098-4a46-ae01-58b25069975c + recommendationTypeId: null + recommendationControl: OtherBestPractices + recommendationImpact: High + recommendationResourceType: Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts + recommendationMetadataState: Active + longDescription: | + Azure NetApp Files offers high-performance, sub-millisecond latency for SAP. Certified for SAP HANA and supports AnyDB like Oracle, DB2, ASE, it's ideal for various SAP landscapes. + potentialBenefits: Azure NetApp Files provides on-demand scalability, allowing to adjust both performance and capacity as needed + pgVerified: false + automationAvailable: false + tags: [SAP] + learnMoreLink: + - name: ANF for SAP best practices + url: "https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/running-sap-applications-on-the/sap-on-azure-netapp-files-sizing-best-practices/ba-p/3895300"