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Azure Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) Disk Storage is now available in Japan West. Pv2 is Azure’s next-generation general-purpose block storage designed to deliver an ideal balance of low-latency performance, flexible scalability, and cost efficiency. With sub-millisecond latency and the ability to independently scale IOPS, throughput, and capacity, Pv2 is optimized for a wide range of real-world production workloads. From relational databases like SQL Server, Oracle, and MariaDB, to NoSQL platforms like Cassandra and MongoDB, as well as SAP, analytics workloads, gaming environments, and stateful containerized applications.
This regional expansion gives customers in Japan West the ability to modernize their infrastructure with versatile, high-performing storage that supports both traditional and cloud-native workloads with low cost.
In case Pv2 is not available in your preferred region and you wish to use it, please fill out the survey.
To learn more, read the Pv2 documentation.
For more information about Pv2 Disk Storage pricing, visit the pricing page.
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