Generally Available: Zonal placement for Azure file shares Azure Files Premium LRS in select regions.

Zonal Placement for Azure Files Premium LRS is now GA in select regions! This capability gives you explicit control over zone locality by pinning storage accounts to a specific availability zone, enabling high availability, fault isolation, and predictable low-latency performance for mission-critical workloads. Why it matters: Align compute and storage in the same zone for 10–40% lower latency compared to cross-zone deployments. Design resilient architectures with zone-aware control for better fault isolation.
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