Storage - Ready

Designing storage for the Microsoft cloud

Integrating your storage by using Microsoft cloud services gives you access to a broad range of services and cloud platform options

"Move-in ready"

  • Use prepackaged solutions immediately

  • Are ready to go, bundled with existing services

  • Provide limited customization

SharePoint Online in Office 365

Features

  • Files are secure, reliable, and accessible from multiple devices and from anywhere

  • Content is easily discoverable through search

  • Workflows and retention policies make it easy to use and maintain content

  • Content can be accessed through web APIs or a browser, or offline

Common uses
  • Enterprise-wide repository to store every type of data collected in a single place
Key scenarios

  • Corporate or organization portal

  • Team-based collaboration

  • Enterprise search

Exchange Online in Office 365

Features

  • Mailboxes are secure, reliable, and accessible from multiple devices and from anywhere

  • Mailbox content can be found through search

Common uses
  • Enterprise email storage
Key scenarios
  • Collaborate

OneDrive for Business

Features

  • Storage is secure, reliable, and accessible from multiple devices and from anywhere

  • Content is easily discoverable through search by the user

  • Content can be accessed through web APIs or a browser, or offline

  • Each user gets 1 TB of storage

Common uses

  • Individual users' document store

  • Ad hoc collaboration on documents

Key scenarios
  • Backup files

Visual Studio Team Services

Features

  • Has built-in redundancy

  • Is based upon Team Foundation Server

  • Create backlogs, work in sprints, and track changes and bugs

  • The best option for storing source code (it's best to store documentation in SharePoint Online)

Common uses
  • Source code repository
Key scenarios
  • Manage source code

Yammer file sharing

Features

  • 5 GB file size limit for each uploaded file for premium networks

  • No limit on the number of files that can be uploaded

  • Best for quick sharing and discussion

  • Accessible through a browser

Common uses

  • Enterprise social

  • Share documents or links relevant to a conversation or topic

Key scenarios
  • Collaborate

Dynamics 365

Features

  • Subscription includes 10 GB of storage

  • For each increment of 20 Professional USLs, 5 GB of storage capacity is added

  • Storage is capped at 5 TB per customer

Common uses
  • Store and manage customer relationships
Key scenarios
  • Collaborate

Microsoft Intune

Features

  • All software that you deploy is packaged and uploaded to Microsoft Intune cloud storage.

  • Subscription includes 20 GB of storage with the option to purchase additional space, various software and hardware inventory reports, policy management, mobile app publishing, alerts, monitoring, and 99.99% uptime SLA.

Common uses
  • Software deployment
Key scenarios
  • Backup files

Azure Site Recovery

Features

  • Simple, automated protection, replication, and recovery to Azure

  • Continuous health monitoring and orchestrated recovery

  • Supports managed disks and Ubuntu virtual machines

  • Supports Windows Server 2016 and Storage Spaces

Common uses

  • Virtual machines running in an environment using Hyper-V can be replicated between two datacenters or to Azure

  • InMage Scout enables the protection of VMware and physical environments

Key scenarios
  • Backup files

Azure Backup

Features

  • Seamlessly protects data received from Windows Server and Windows Server Essentials

  • Includes System Center Data Protection Manager

  • The data is stored in geo-replicated storage, which maintains six copies of your data across two Azure datacenters

  • Supports delta changes, defined frequency, compression, encryption, longer retention, and bandwidth throttling

Common uses
  • Protect data from a variety of on-premises (SharePoint, SQL, Exchange) and Azure (VMs) sources
Key scenarios
  • Backup files