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Disk Drives In Microsoft Azure

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Vs. Solid State Drive (SSD)

Data Tier

1. Hot tier → Data that is frequently accessed
2. Cold tier → Data that is less frequently accessed and stored for at least 30 days
3. Archive tier → Data that is rarely accessed and stored for at least 180 days

Different Storage Type

1. Standard HDD → This disk is used for
   1. Web servers
   2. Lightly used enterprise application
   3. Dev/test machine
2. Standard SSD → This disk is used for
   1. Back up
   2. Non-critical applications
   3. Applications or data that require infrequent access
3. Premium SSD → Used in production and performance-sensitive workloads
4. Ultra-disk → Used for transaction heavy workload
Premium SSD is the most expensive storage. Here is the table with different parameters



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Managed And Unmanaged Disk

Provisioned IOPS Vs Provisioned Throughput