Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Enterprise workloads migrating to the cloud often rely on standardized block storage protocols like iSCSI and NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) for compatibility, performance, and operational continuity. To meet these needs, Azure Storage—a hyperscale, distributed, software-defined storage platform—is introducing native support for iSCSI and exploring NVMe-oF, bringing traditional storage interfaces into the cloud without sacrificing elasticity or scale.

This session offers a technical deep dive into how Microsoft is implementing these protocols within Azure Storage. We'll explore how the system manages protocol termination, volume lifecycle management, secure multi-tenancy, and high availability while maintaining performance isolation across a globally distributed backend.
Presented by Emily Kilian, Microsoft and Tanmay Pydisetti, Microsoft
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