Storage Performance
The latest Storage Performance coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Azure Mbv4 VMs Hit Preview with Faster NVMe Throughput for SAP and Memory-Hungry Workloads
Microsoft opened a public preview of the new Mbv4-series Azure virtual machines on Tuesday, bringing substantially higher NVMe storage performance to memory-intensive enterprise workloads like SAP...
Google Engineer’s AVX-512 Patch Boosts Linux RAID Parity by 43%—What It Means for Windows
A new kernel patch crafted by Google engineer Eric Biggers could significantly accelerate parity calculations in Linux’s software RAID stack, with benchmarks showing up to a 43% speedup thanks to...
Windows 11's Hidden Native NVMe Feature: How to Enable It and Why Microsoft Keeps It Disabled
Microsoft's storage stack is undergoing a significant transition, and Windows 11's native NVMe driver remains accessible through hidden feature flags despite being disabled by default. This...
Windows Native NVMe Path: Performance Gains, Limitations, and How to Enable It
Microsoft's storage engineering team has quietly implemented a significant architectural change in Windows that rewires a decades-old storage bottleneck, potentially unlocking substantial performance...