Microsoft's Managed Disks service on Azure are the company's recommended disk storage offering for use with Azure virtual machines for persistent storage of data.
Virtual Machines: Managed Disks are the recommended storage option for Azure Virtual Machines Backup and Disaster Recovery: Although more expensive than Blob storage, Managed Disks can be used as the storage target for Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery where high performance is a requirement. High-performance workloads: Managed Disks can be used for other high-performance workloads such as databases
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