Saurabh Sharma

Stateful workloads on Kubernetes continue to demand not only faster performance but also larger scale and more streamlined operational simplicity. Azure Container Storage v2.1.0 is now generally available with three headline improvements:

Elastic SAN (ESAN) integration: consolidate hundreds of persistent volumes under a single managed ESAN, bypassing VM disk-attachment limits

Modular on-demand installation: deploy only the components your chosen storage type requires, reducing install time and cluster footprint

Node selector support: control where Azure Container Storage components run so you can optimize resource usage across node pools

Introduction​

Last year we announced the general availability of Azure Container Storage, the industry’s first platform-managed container native storage service in the public cloud. This solution delivers high performance and scalable storage that can effectively meet the demands of containerized environments. Today we are announcing a new v2.0.0 release of Azure Container Storage for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). It builds on the foundation of previous release and takes it further by focusing on higher performance, lower latency, efficient resource management and a Kubernetes native user experience for managing stateful workloads on AKS.

Last May, we announced the preview of Azure Container Storage with backing storage options including Ephemeral Disks, Azure Disks, and Azure Elastic SAN. Earlier today we announced the general availability of Azure Container Storage, the industry’s first platform-managed container native storage service in the public cloud providing highly scalable storage that can keep up with the demands of a containerized environment. With this announcement, Azure Disks and Ephemeral Disks are now generally available, while Azure Elastic SAN remains in preview and is expected to reach general availability soon. In this post, we'll explore the benefits of Azure Container Storage, the inspirations behind its development, and the new features in the GA release.