Azure Disc Storage Premium SSD v2(Pv2) Updates

Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) works well for big data/analytics, gaming, SQL server, Oracle, MariaDB, SAP, Cassandra, and Mongo DB

Although 512E sector size can also be used, Premium SSD v2(Pv2) supports 4k physical sector size by default

Although 512E sector size can also be used, Premium SSD v2(Pv2) supports 4k physical sector size by default

Certain applications require 512 byte sector sizes, even if the majority of them work with 4k sector sizes

For instance, release 12.2 or later of Oracle Database is needed to support 4k native discs

Premium SSD v2 allows you to customise the supported size to your liking and make fine-tuned performance tweaks without experiencing any downtime

Azure Premium SSD v2 cost depends on region, disc size, and performance tier