NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Azure NetApp Files migration assistant is now configurable via the Azure portal. It enables you to accelerate and simplify migrations of business-critical applications and data to Azure. Migration assistant offers efficient and cost-effective data migration, leveraging ONTAP's built-in replication engine for seamless transition from on-premises storage or Cloud Volumes ONTAP to Azure NetApp Files. It's a storage-efficient data transfer that reduces network transfer costs for both baseline and incremental updates. Migration assistant also offers a low cutover/downtime window, ensuring faster and more efficient final updates, minimizing disruption to operations. Volume migration using migration assistant includes source volume snapshots for primary data protection, and directory and file metadata maintaining security attributes.