azure storage

  1. Caeves Intelligent Deep Storage for Azure: AI Ready Archives Cut Costs

    Caeves’ new Intelligent Deep Storage for Microsoft Azure promises to turn long‑forgotten archives into instantly searchable, AI‑ready assets while cutting archive costs dramatically — a claim the vendor packages as up to 70% lower TCO, plus instant, permission‑aware access for Microsoft 365...
  2. Azure Storage TLS 1.2 Enforcement: What to Do by Feb 3, 2026

    Microsoft’s decision to end support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 on Azure Blob Storage has moved from warning to reality: as of February 3, 2026, Azure Storage public HTTPS endpoints now require TLS 1.2 or later, and any client negotiating TLS 1.0 or 1.1 will be rejected. Background Microsoft first...
  3. Azure Storage TLS 1.2 Minimum Enforced: Migration Guide 2026

    Microsoft has turned off legacy TLS 1.0 and 1.1 support for Azure Blob Storage, enforcing TLS 1.2 as the minimum protocol for all blob, file, queue and table endpoints worldwide effective February 3, 2026. Background Microsoft first signaled the removal of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 from Azure Storage...
  4. Azure Storage TLS 1.2 Enforcement: Prepare for Feb 3 2026 Cutover

    Azure Storage will stop accepting TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 connections on February 3, 2026, making TLS 1.2 the new minimum across blob, file, queue and table endpoints — a platform-wide enforcement that will break any client still negotiating the deprecated protocols. Background / Overview Microsoft...
  5. Azure Blob Storage TLS 1.0/1.1 Shutdown: What Admins Must Do by Feb 2026

    On February 3, 2026, Microsoft enforced a platform-wide cutoff for legacy Transport Layer Security (TLS) on Azure Blob Storage: TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 are no longer accepted and TLS 1.2 is now the minimum required protocol for all Azure Storage public HTTPS endpoints. The cutoff applies globally to...
  6. Azure Storage TLS 1.2 Only: Prepare Now for February 3, 2026 Enforcement

    Microsoft has formally enforced the removal of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 for Azure Blob Storage effective February 3, 2026; from this date onward Azure Storage public HTTPS endpoints will accept only TLS 1.2 or newer and any client attempting to negotiate TLS 1.0/1.1 will see connections fail. This is...
  7. Azure Static Websites Fuel Tech-Support Phishing Campaigns: Defense Guide

    Broadcom’s security team has flagged a focused tech-support scam campaign that weaponizes Microsoft Azure’s static website endpoints—those familiar web.core.windows.net addresses—to host convincing “Windows Defender / Microsoft Security” scare pages aimed primarily at Japanese recipients, and...
  8. Azure Storage as the AI data backbone: exabyte scale and cloud-native

    Microsoft’s recent push to remake Azure Storage into the backbone for exabyte-scale AI and modern enterprise workloads rewrites several long‑standing assumptions about cloud storage — from how training data is fed to GPUs to how mission‑critical databases are protected and migrated. The...
  9. Microsoft Defender November 2025: Securing Azure Blob Storage and AI Integrations

    Microsoft’s November Defender updates arrive as more than a routine patch cycle — they are a targeted response to an explosive set of risks centered on Azure Blob Storage and AI integrations that, together, have remapped the priority list for CIOs and security teams across hybrid clouds...
  10. Defending Azure Blob Storage: Attack Chain, Signals, and Practical Defenses

    Microsoft’s warning that Azure Blob Storage is under active, escalating attack should be treated as more than a routine advisory — it’s a call to action for every cloud operator who depends on Blob for backups, AI training sets, analytics lakes, media hosting, or ephemeral developer workflows...
  11. Azure Blob Storage Security: Treat It as a Battlefield with Defender for Storage

    Microsoft’s latest security briefing makes a blunt point: Azure Blob Storage is no longer just a convenient object store — it is an active battleground, and defenders need to treat it as such now that adversaries are weaponizing cloud-native scale, features, and orchestration to probe, persist...
  12. Azure Storage Discovery GA: Centralized Insights with Copilot in Azure

    Microsoft has released Azure Storage Discovery to general availability, a managed service that gives organizations a single-pane view across Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage and pairs those insights with Copilot in Azure for natural‑language exploration and visualization...
  13. Hitachi Vantara VSP One SDS Arrives on Azure Marketplace for Hybrid Cloud Storage

    Hitachi Vantara’s entry of Virtual Storage Platform One Software‑Defined Storage (VSP One SDS) into the Microsoft Azure Marketplace marks a concrete step toward simplifying hybrid cloud storage procurement and, according to vendor claims, cutting cloud storage costs substantially through...
  14. Azure Storage Discovery Preview: Centralized Blob Insights with Copilot

    Microsoft has opened public preview of Azure Storage Discovery, a fully managed service that gives organizations a centralized, tenant‑wide view of their Azure Blob Storage estate and pairs that visibility with AI‑driven, natural‑language interrogation via Azure Copilot to speed cost, security...
  15. Azure Storage Discovery in Public Preview: Revolutionizing Cloud Storage Management with AI

    Microsoft’s latest unveiling of Azure Storage Discovery in public preview has captured the attention of IT professionals and cloud architects alike. Promising an unprecedented approach to visibility over sprawling Blob Storage deployments, this tool, now available to all Azure users, marks a...
  16. Azure Storage Discovery with Copilot: The Future of Cloud Data Management

    Microsoft’s unveiling of Azure Storage Discovery—with deep integration of Copilot’s natural language capabilities—marks a pivotal advancement in the management of cloud data estates. Announced on August 6, the new fully managed service enters public preview with a strategic mission: to create a...
  17. Azure Storage Discovery: Revolutionizing Enterprise Cloud Data Management in Preview

    Azure has unveiled the public preview of Azure Storage Discovery, a transformative service positioned at the forefront of enterprise cloud data management. As organizations scale their digital footprints, sprawling datasets across multiple business units and global regions quickly challenge even...
  18. Elastic Cloud Serverless on Azure: Revolutionizing Search and AI Workloads

    Elastic has announced the general availability of Elastic Cloud Serverless on Microsoft Azure, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of cloud-based search and analytics solutions. This development enables developers and enterprises to deploy powerful generative AI, search, security...
  19. Elastic Cloud Serverless on Azure: Transforming Search and AI with Simplified Scalability

    Elastic’s general availability launch of Elastic Cloud Serverless on Microsoft Azure represents a significant turning point for organizations looking to capitalize on the dual power of serverless architecture and cutting-edge generative AI, without the headaches typically associated with...
  20. Druva’s Enhanced Azure Support Transforms Cloud Data Protection with Native, Agentless Backup

    Druva’s recent announcement of expanded support for Microsoft Azure, detailed by SiliconANGLE, marks a significant evolution in cloud-native data protection. As workloads steadily migrate to the cloud and the risk landscape broadens, enterprise backup solutions must not only keep up but also...