--- title: Azure NetApp Files --- [![CDW](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cdw-2023-rgb-3.png?width=300&height=161&name=cdw-2023-rgb-3.png "CDW")](https://www.uk.cdw.com/) ![24282-CDW-NetApp-hero_banner3](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hubfs/24282-CDW-NetApp-hero_banner3.jpg "24282-CDW-NetApp-hero_banner3") **Azure NetApp Files****:**  **Enterprise File Storage. Run native apps without code-change.**  Run your most demanding Linux and Windows file workloads in a Microsoft Azure-native, high performance file storage service.  Azure NetApp Files (ANF) makes it simple for enterprise data centre professionals to migrate and run complex, performance-intensive and latency-sensitive applications with no code-change. **ANF is built for: ** - Migration (lift-and-shift) of POSIX-compliant Linux and Windows apps  - SAP HANA  - Databases  - HPC infra and apps  - Enterprise web apps  ![ryan_hall_cutout](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ryan_hall_cutout.png?width=151&name=ryan_hall_cutout.png)**T****o ****find out if Azure NetApp Files is right for your data centre**, book a meeting with the CDW NetApp specialist, Ryan Hall.  ![cdw_netapp2](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cdw_netapp2.png?width=350&height=76&name=cdw_netapp2.png "cdw_netapp2")   ![config](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/config.png?width=100&height=100&name=config.png "config") # Easy to Install  Azure NetApp Files takes the burden away from your data centre and delivers storage as a service. ![deploy_fast](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/deploy_fast.png?width=100&height=100&name=deploy_fast.png "deploy_fast") # Fast  Move your current apps to the cloud without any change. Add multiple levels of performance through Azure in less than 3 minutes.  ![azure](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/azure.png?width=70&height=55&name=azure.png "azure") # Native to Azure Azure NetApp Files is a Microsoft Azure service that can be provisioned and managed seamlessly within the Azure portal. The dedicated Azure environment means that performance is both optimal and assured. ## [![Download the Infographic](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4609024/8eceb3ba-a06c-409b-aead-2a05f2b68bc6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4609024/8eceb3ba-a06c-409b-aead-2a05f2b68bc6)     ![speed](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/speed.png?width=100&height=100&name=speed.png "speed") #### Get Extreme File Performance  Migrate and run your most demanding Linux and Windows file-workloads in Azure, powered by NetApp’s industry-leading technology. Get bare-metal performance, sub-millisecond latency, and integrated data management for your complex enterprise workloads including SAP HANA, HPC, LOB applications, high-performance file-shares, and VDI. ![storage_management_2](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/storage_management_2.png?width=60&height=60&name=storage_management_2.png "storage_management_2") #### Simplify Storage Management  Set up in minutes, and manage seamlessly, like any other Azure service, using the familiar Azure portal experience, CLI, PowerShell, or REST API. Support for multiple file-storage protocols in a single service, including NFSv3, v4.1 and SMB 3.1.x, enables a wide range of application lift-and-shift scenarios, with no need for code changes. ANF comes with 3 performance tiers: Standard, Premium, and Ultra which can be provisioned with a simple click for unmatched flexibility. ![top_brand](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/top_brand.png?width=80&height=80&name=top_brand.png "top_brand") #### Migrate with Confidence  Get peace of mind with the industry leading security and compliance portfolio of Azure. Critical capabilities include FIPS-140-2 compliant data encryption at rest, RBAC, AD authentication, and export policies for network-based ACLs. ANF also complies with leading industry certifications like HIPPA, and GDPR. This, along with a default 99.99 percent availability for ANF means that you can migrate and securely run industry applications in Azure, with confidence.   ![cdw_netapp2](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cdw_netapp2.png?width=304&name=cdw_netapp2.png)   **In Partnership: NetApp and CDW**  NetApp and CDW are collaborating to help organisations navigate the complexities of cloud and accelerate their performance by maximising the value of their data.  At CDW, we understand that smart data management must be aligned to your business. That is why we design and support complex and critical NetApp environments. In partnership, we enable our customers to scale and accelerate business performance for next generation datacentres, simplifying and modernising infrastructures and helping leverage data and compute from anywhere.  **Learn how NetApp and CDW can help you to run your most demanding fileworkloads in Azure.**    ## **Empowering your business is our business.** Trust is earned, and CDW is trusted by customers because of our scale, resilience, and strength. Our size and market position are an indicator of market confidence. You can count on our skills and expertise to help you as you scale and grow, combining some of the best technology, industry knowledge and partnerships in the world to help you solve complex IT challenges. 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