# Azure Netapp Files

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-netapp-files
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-netapp-files.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-netapp-files/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://microsoft.com
- **Slug:** azure-netapp-files
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure

## Overview

- **Tagline:** The only storage service that combines NetApp’s enterprise data management features with the native experience and support of a first-party Microsoft Azure service.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Azure NetApp Files is an enterprise-grade, fully managed file storage service provided by Microsoft Azure, powered by NetApp's ONTAP technology. It enables organizations to migrate and run complex, file-based applications in the cloud without code changes by offering high-performance NFS and SMB volumes. The service is delivered as a first-party Azure resource, integrated into the Azure portal and billing systems.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Managed NFS Volumes
  - Managed SMB Volumes
  - Cross-region replication
  - Snapshot & Cloning.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based (Capacity Pools)
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Enterprise IT, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Oil & Gas.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Azure Files
  - Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
  - Google Cloud NetApp Volumes
  - NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.