Storage considerations for Azure VMs
As mentioned earlier, Azure VMs depend on Azure Storage to function properly. Therefore, let's go through some storage considerations for Azure VMs for a better design for your environment.
Managed versus unmanaged disks
As mentioned earlier, managed disks save lots of effort and even support Premium Storage and Standard Storage.
Managed disks key points
Let's cover some of the managed disks key points that may influence your design and even your decision when it comes to selecting whether to use managed disks or not:
- Simplicity: Using managed disks will eliminate lots of concerns when it comes to storage design because you will not have to consider the limitations of the storage account, such as IOPs. For example, if you have multiple VMs running and their disks are assigned to the same storage account, you might face some performance issues because the VMs' disks have exceeded the IOPs limitations.
- Managed disks limits: Managed disks support up to 10,000...
