Database Reference
In-Depth Information
In the year 2012, Microsoft deployed this flat network for Windows Azure across all of the data centers to create
Flat Network Storage (FNS). The result is very high bandwidth network connectivity for storage clients. This new
network design enables MapReduce scenarios that can require significant bandwidth between compute and storage.
Microsoft plans to continue to invest in improving bandwidth between compute and storage, as well as increase the
scalability targets of storage accounts and partitions as time progresses. Figure
2-3
shows a conceptual view of Azure
FNS interfacing between blob storage and the HDInsight compute nodes.
Figure 2-3.
Azure Flat Network Storage
