In the Ibiza portal, we can see two types of storage accounts listed - classic and non-classic. It seems I cannot find any official document talking about the differences between these two. So I have a couple of questions.

1. What's the difference between classic and non-classic storage?
2. Is the non-classic storage GA?
3. Are there any caveats in using the non-classic storage?

Could you also share official document if there is any?

Thanks!

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us.I am currently researching to gather more information with regards to your request. I shall revert back to you with an update at the earliest. Sincerely appreciate your patience.

Classic Storage in Azure are Version 1 Storage that you see in the current (old) portal. These Storage accounts doesn't have the new capabilities of Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

The Preview Portal is still a preview portal and may be missing a few features.

Read more about Azure IaaS v2 improvements in virtual machine, compute, storage, ARM and more:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-azurerm-versus-azuresm/

Regards.

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us.I am currently researching to gather more information with regards to your request. I shall revert back to you with an update at the earliest. Sincerely appreciate your patience.

Classic Storage in Azure are Version 1 Storage that you see in the current (old) portal. These Storage accounts doesn't have the new capabilities of Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

The Preview Portal is still a preview portal and may be missing a few features.

Read more about Azure IaaS v2 improvements in virtual machine, compute, storage, ARM and more:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-azurerm-versus-azuresm/

Regards.

• Proposed as answer by Shreya HajelaMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator 4 hours 23 minutes ago

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us.I am currently researching to gather more information with regards to your request. I shall revert back to you with an update at the earliest. Sincerely appreciate your patience.

Classic Storage in Azure are Version 1 Storage that you see in the current (old) portal. These Storage accounts doesn't have the new capabilities of Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

The Preview Portal is still a preview portal and may be missing a few features.

Read more about Azure IaaS v2 improvements in virtual machine, compute, storage, ARM and more:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-azurerm-versus-azuresm/

Regards.

• Proposed as answer by Shreya HajelaMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 2:54 AM

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us.I am currently researching to gather more information with regards to your request. I shall revert back to you with an update at the earliest. Sincerely appreciate your patience.

Classic Storage in Azure are Version 1 Storage that you see in the current (old) portal. These Storage accounts doesn't have the new capabilities of Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

The Preview Portal is still a preview portal and may be missing a few features.

Read more about Azure IaaS v2 improvements in virtual machine, compute, storage, ARM and more:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-azurerm-versus-azuresm/

Regards.

• Proposed as answer by Shreya HajelaMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 2:54 AM

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us.I am currently researching to gather more information with regards to your request. I shall revert back to you with an update at the earliest. Sincerely appreciate your patience.

Classic Storage in Azure are Version 1 Storage that you see in the current (old) portal. These Storage accounts doesn't have the new capabilities of Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

The Preview Portal is still a preview portal and may be missing a few features.

Read more about Azure IaaS v2 improvements in virtual machine, compute, storage, ARM and more:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-azurerm-versus-azuresm/

Regards.

• Proposed as answer by Shreya HajelaMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 2:54 AM

The new storage accounts are the only ones allowed for use within Resource Groups. Think permissions, access to resources across multiple areas in Azure, etc. 
Hence, using classic storage accounts would limit your capabilities in the preview portal and using Resource Manager features. 

• Edited by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee 14 hours 7 minutes ago
• Proposed as answer by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee 14 hours 6 minutes ago

The new storage accounts are the only ones allowed for use within Resource Groups. Think permissions, access to resources across multiple areas in Azure, etc. 
Hence, using classic storage accounts would limit your capabilities in the preview portal and using Resource Manager features. 

• Edited by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee Monday, August 24, 2015 5:11 PM
• Proposed as answer by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee Monday, August 24, 2015 5:11 PM
• Marked as answer by Michael CurdMicrosoft employee, Moderator 12 hours 0 minutes ago

The new storage accounts are the only ones allowed for use within Resource Groups. Think permissions, access to resources across multiple areas in Azure, etc. 
Hence, using classic storage accounts would limit your capabilities in the preview portal and using Resource Manager features. 

• Edited by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee Monday, August 24, 2015 5:11 PM
• Proposed as answer by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee Monday, August 24, 2015 5:11 PM
• Marked as answer by Michael CurdMicrosoft employee, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:20 PM

The new storage accounts are the only ones allowed for use within Resource Groups. Think permissions, access to resources across multiple areas in Azure, etc. 
Hence, using classic storage accounts would limit your capabilities in the preview portal and using Resource Manager features. 

• Edited by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee Monday, August 24, 2015 5:11 PM
• Proposed as answer by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee Monday, August 24, 2015 5:11 PM
• Marked as answer by Michael CurdMicrosoft employee, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:20 PM

The new storage accounts are the only ones allowed for use within Resource Groups. Think permissions, access to resources across multiple areas in Azure, etc. 
Hence, using classic storage accounts would limit your capabilities in the preview portal and using Resource Manager features. 

• Edited by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee Monday, August 24, 2015 5:11 PM
• Proposed as answer by Tommy PattersonMicrosoft employee Monday, August 24, 2015 5:11 PM
• Marked as answer by Michael CurdMicrosoft employee, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:20 PM

1. The difference is the provisioning API used to create and manage the accounts. The underlying storage accounts are the same.

2. It's still in preview.

3. As Tommy said, using classic storage will limit your capabilities in preview portal, and you can't leverage the Azure Resource Manager features.

Best Regards,

Zhaoxing Lu

1. The difference is the provisioning API used to create and manage the accounts. The underlying storage accounts are the same.

2. It's still in preview.

3. As Tommy said, using classic storage will limit your capabilities in preview portal, and you can't leverage the Azure Resource Manager features.

Best Regards,

Zhaoxing Lu

• Marked as answer by Michael CurdMicrosoft employee, Moderator 11 hours 59 minutes ago

1. The difference is the provisioning API used to create and manage the accounts. The underlying storage accounts are the same.

2. It's still in preview.

3. As Tommy said, using classic storage will limit your capabilities in preview portal, and you can't leverage the Azure Resource Manager features.

Best Regards,

Zhaoxing Lu

• Marked as answer by Michael CurdMicrosoft employee, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:21 PM

1. The difference is the provisioning API used to create and manage the accounts. The underlying storage accounts are the same.

2. It's still in preview.

3. As Tommy said, using classic storage will limit your capabilities in preview portal, and you can't leverage the Azure Resource Manager features.

Best Regards,

Zhaoxing Lu

• Marked as answer by Michael CurdMicrosoft employee, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:21 PM

1. The difference is the provisioning API used to create and manage the accounts. The underlying storage accounts are the same.

2. It's still in preview.

3. As Tommy said, using classic storage will limit your capabilities in preview portal, and you can't leverage the Azure Resource Manager features.

Best Regards,

Zhaoxing Lu

• Marked as answer by Michael CurdMicrosoft employee, Moderator Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:21 PM

Thanks Tommy for the answers.

One more question, when (roughly) will non-class storage account GA?

I don't know, very difficult to guess on GA timeframes for Preview solutions, besides that we aren't allowed to make "futures" comments on forums as people might hold us too them. Best way to find out is to ask your rep for a Microsoft NDA conversation around the solutions you are interested in. Thanks for marking answers as check marked, we really appreciate that.