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azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/availability-group-manually-configure-multiple-regions.md

@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ After the domain controller restarts, the next step is to [Create a SQL Server v
 
 Before you proceed, consider the following design decisions:
 
-- **Storage: Azure Managed Disks**
+- **Storage: Azure managed disks**
 
-  For the virtual machine storage, use Azure Managed Disks. We recommend managed disks for SQL Server virtual machines. Managed disks handle storage behind the scenes. In addition, when virtual machines with managed disks are in the same availability set, Azure distributes the storage resources to provide appropriate redundancy.
+   For the virtual machine storage, use Azure managed disks. We recommend managed disks for SQL Server virtual machines. Managed disks handle storage behind the scenes. In addition, when virtual machines with managed disks are in the same availability set, Azure distributes the storage resources to provide appropriate redundancy.
 
-  For more information, see [Introduction to Azure Managed Disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview). For specifics about managed disks in an availability set, see [Use managed disks for VMs in an availability set](/azure/virtual-machines/availability).
+   For more information, see [Introduction to Azure managed disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview). For specifics about managed disks in an availability set, see [Use managed disks for VMs in an availability set](/azure/virtual-machines/availability).
 
 - **Network: Private IP addresses in production**
 

azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/availability-group-manually-configure-prerequisites-tutorial-single-subnet.md

@@ -357,11 +357,11 @@ Windows Server 2016 and later versions can use a [cloud witness](/windows-server
 
 Before you proceed, consider the following design decisions:
 
-- **Storage: Azure Managed Disks**
+- **Storage: Azure managed disks**
 
-  For the virtual machine storage, use Azure Managed Disks. We recommend managed disks for SQL Server virtual machines. Managed disks handle storage behind the scenes. In addition, when virtual machines with managed disks are in the same availability set, Azure distributes the storage resources to provide appropriate redundancy.
+   For the virtual machine storage, use Azure managed disks. We recommend managed disks for SQL Server virtual machines. Managed disks handle storage behind the scenes. In addition, when virtual machines with managed disks are in the same availability set, Azure distributes the storage resources to provide appropriate redundancy.
 
-  For more information, see [Introduction to Azure Managed Disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview). For specifics about managed disks in an availability set, see [Availability options for Azure virtual machines](/azure/virtual-machines/availability).
+   For more information, see [Introduction to Azure managed disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview). For specifics about managed disks in an availability set, see [Availability options for Azure virtual machines](/azure/virtual-machines/availability).
 
 - **Network: Private IP addresses in production**
 

azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/failover-cluster-instance-overview.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The rest of this section lists the benefits and limitations of each storage opti
 
 ### Azure shared disks
 
-[Azure shared disks](/azure/virtual-machines/disks-shared) are a feature of [Azure Managed Disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview). Windows Server Failover Clustering supports using Azure shared disks with a failover cluster instance.
+[Azure shared disks](/azure/virtual-machines/disks-shared) are a feature of [Azure managed disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview). Windows Server Failover Clustering supports using Azure shared disks with a failover cluster instance.
 
 **Supported OS**: All   
 **Supported SQL version**: All

azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/failover-cluster-instance-prepare-vm.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Carefully select the VM availability option that matches your intended cluster c
 - **Azure shared disks**: the availability option varies if you're using Premium SSD or Ultra Disk:
 
   - **Premium SSD Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS)**:
-    [Availability Zone](/azure/reliability/availability-zones-overview) in different zones. [Premium SSD ZRS](/azure/virtual-machines/disks-redundancy#zone-redundant-storage-for-managed-disks) replicates your Azure Managed Disk synchronously across three Azure availability zones in the selected region. VMs part of failover cluster can be placed in different availability zones, helping you achieve a zone-redundant SQL Server FCI that provides a VM availability [SLA](https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/view/Service-Level-Agreements-SLA-for-Online-Services?lang=1). Disk latency for ZRS is higher due to the cross-zonal copy of data.
+      [Availability Zone](/azure/reliability/availability-zones-overview) in different zones. [Premium SSD ZRS](/azure/virtual-machines/disks-redundancy#zone-redundant-storage-for-managed-disks) replicates your Azure managed disk synchronously across three Azure availability zones in the selected region. VMs part of failover cluster can be placed in different availability zones, helping you achieve a zone-redundant SQL Server FCI that provides a VM availability [SLA](https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/view/Service-Level-Agreements-SLA-for-Online-Services?lang=1). Disk latency for ZRS is higher due to the cross-zonal copy of data.
 
   - **Premium SSD Locally Redundant Storage (LRS)**:
     [Availability Set](/azure/virtual-machines/windows/tutorial-availability-sets#create-an-availability-set) in different fault/update domains for [Premium SSD LRS](/azure/virtual-machines/disks-redundancy#locally-redundant-storage-for-managed-disks). You can also choose to place the VMs inside a [proximity placement group](/azure/virtual-machines/windows/proximity-placement-groups-portal) to locate them closer to each other. Combining availability set and proximity placement group provides the lowest latency for shared disks as data is replicated locally within one data center and provides VM [availability SLA](https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/view/Service-Level-Agreements-SLA-for-Online-Services?lang=1).

azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/performance-guidelines-best-practices-storage.md

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Place data and log files on data disks that you provision to best suit performan
 Format your data disk to use 64-KB allocation unit size for all data files placed on a drive other than the temporary `D:\` drive (which has a default of 4 KB). SQL Server VMs deployed through Azure Marketplace come with data disks formatted with allocation unit size and interleave for the storage pool set to 64 KB.
 
 > [!NOTE]  
-> You can also host your SQL Server database files directly on [Azure Blob storage](/sql/relational-databases/databases/sql-server-data-files-in-microsoft-azure) or on [SMB storage](/sql/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-with-smb-fileshare-as-a-storage-option) such as [Azure premium file share](/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-create-file-share). For the best performance, reliability, and feature availability, use [Azure Managed Disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview).
+> You can also host your SQL Server database files directly on [Azure Blob storage](/sql/relational-databases/databases/sql-server-data-files-in-microsoft-azure) or on [SMB storage](/sql/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-with-smb-fileshare-as-a-storage-option) such as [Azure premium file share](/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-create-file-share). For the best performance, reliability, and feature availability, use [Azure managed disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview).
 
 ## Premium SSD v2
 

azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/security-considerations-best-practices.md

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Consider the following:
   - Azure Disk Encryption (ADE) leverages the industry-standard BitLocker feature of Windows and the DM-Crypt feature of Linux toprovide OS and data disk encryption.
 - Managed Disk Encryption
   - [Managed Disks are encrypted](/azure/virtual-machines/disk-encryption) at rest by default using Azure Storage Service Encryption where the encryption keys are Microsoft managed keys stored in Azure.
-  - Data in Azure Managed Disks is encrypted transparently using 256-bit AES encryption, one of the strongest block ciphers available, and is FIPS 140-2 compliant.
+  - Data in Azure managed disks is encrypted transparently using 256-bit AES encryption, one of the strongest block ciphers available, and is FIPS 140-2 compliant.
 - For a comparison of the managed disk encryption options, review the [managed disk encryption comparison chart](/azure/virtual-machines/disk-encryption-overview#comparison).
 
 ### Azure confidential VMs

azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/tempdb-ephemeral-storage.md

@@ -191,4 +191,4 @@ SET BUFFER POOL EXTENSION ON
 - [Pricing guidance for SQL Server on Azure VMs](pricing-guidance.md)
 - [What's new with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines?](doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new.md)
 - [Checklist: Best practices for SQL Server on Azure VMs](performance-guidelines-best-practices-checklist.md)
-- [Introduction to Azure Managed Disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview)
+- [Introduction to Azure managed disks](/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview)

data-migration/sql-server/virtual-machines/availability-group-migrate.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Prepare Azure for migration with the [Server Migration tool](/azure/migrate/migr
 | Task | Details |
 | --- | --- |
 | **Create an Azure Migrate project** | Your Azure account needs Contributor or Owner permissions to [create a new project](/azure/migrate/create-manage-projects). |
-| **Verify permissions for your Azure account** | Your Azure account needs the following permissions to create a Key Vault, create a VM, and to write to an Azure Managed Disk: Contributor or Owner permissions on the Azure subscription, permissions to register apps in Microsoft Entra ID ([formerly Azure Active Directory](/entra/fundamentals/new-name)), and User Access Administrator permissions on the Azure subscription.|
+| **Verify permissions for your Azure account** | Your Azure account needs the following permissions to create a Key Vault, create a VM, and to write to an Azure managed disk: Contributor or Owner permissions on the Azure subscription, permissions to register apps in Microsoft Entra ID ([formerly Azure Active Directory](/entra/fundamentals/new-name)), and User Access Administrator permissions on the Azure subscription.|
 | **Set up an Azure virtual network** | [Setup](/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-overview) an Azure virtual network. When you replicate to Azure, Azure VMs are created and joined to the Azure virtual network that you specify when you set up migration. |
 
 To check you have proper permissions, follow these steps:

data-migration/sql-server/virtual-machines/failover-cluster-instance-migrate.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Prepare Azure for migration with Server Migration.
 | Task | Details |
 | --- | --- |
 | **Create an Azure Migrate project** | Your Azure account needs Contributor or Owner permissions to [create a new project](/azure/migrate/create-manage-projects). |
-| **Verify permissions for your Azure account** | Your Azure account needs Contributor or Owner permissions on the Azure subscription, permissions to register apps in Microsoft Entra ID ([formerly Azure Active Directory](/entra/fundamentals/new-name)), and User Access Administrator permissions on the Azure subscription to create a Key Vault, to create a VM, and to write to an Azure Managed Disk. |
+| **Verify permissions for your Azure account** | Your Azure account needs Contributor or Owner permissions on the Azure subscription, permissions to register apps in Microsoft Entra ID ([formerly Azure Active Directory](/entra/fundamentals/new-name)), and User Access Administrator permissions on the Azure subscription to create a Key Vault, to create a VM, and to write to an Azure managed disk. |
 | **Set up an Azure virtual network** | [Setup](/azure/virtual-network/manage-virtual-network#create-a-virtual-network) an Azure virtual network (VNet). When you replicate to Azure, Azure VMs are created and joined to the Azure VNet that you specify when you set up migration. |
 
 To check you have proper permissions, follow these steps:

data-migration/sql-server/virtual-machines/overview.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Save on costs by bringing your own license with the [Azure Hybrid Benefit licens
 
 ## Choose appropriate target
 
-Azure Virtual Machines run in many different regions of Azure and also offer various [machine sizes](/azure/virtual-machines/sizes) and [Azure Managed Disk types](/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types).
+Azure Virtual Machines run in many different regions of Azure and also offer various [machine sizes](/azure/virtual-machines/sizes) and [Azure managed disk types](/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types).
 
 When determining the correct size of VM and Storage for your SQL Server workload, refer to the [Performance Guidelines for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.](/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/performance-guidelines-best-practices-checklist#vm-size).