Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Flexible service level now supports cool access

Flexible service level in Azure NetApp Files allows customers to independently configure storage capacity and throughput, making it ideal for workloads with unique performance and sizing requirements—such as high-capacity volumes with low throughput or low-capacity volumes with high throughput. This flexibility helps optimize performance and cost across diverse application scenarios. With the addition of cool access support, customers can now configure volumes in Flexible service level capacity pools to automatically tier cold data to Azure storage accounts. This reduces storage costs by offloading infrequently accessed data to a lower-cost tier, while maintaining seamless access and performance for active data. Cool access also supports cross-region replication for destination-only volumes, ensuring data protection without impacting source latency. This enhancement is available in all ANF regions. **Learn more:** * [Service levels for Azure NetApp Files](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-netapp-files/azure-netapp-files-service-levels) * [Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/manage-cool-access?tabs=ultra) * [Performance considerations for cool access](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-netapp-files/performance-considerations-cool-access)