06-04-2018 01:56 PM
We are excited to announce the public preview of Azure Standard SSD Managed Disks, a new type of durable storage for Azure Virtual Machines. Standard SSDs are optimized for workloads that need consistent performance at low IOPS levels. Standard SSDs offer a cost effective alternative to enhance the performance and reliability offered with Standard Disks.
Key attributes of Standard SSDs:
Learn more about Standard SSDs in our blog post.
06-17-2018 01:24 AM
06-18-2018 11:13 AM
Hi John, Premium SSD works well for I/O-intensive applications, where low latency and high throughput are critical. Please see our blog for different workload types that suite each Disk type.