☁️Azure API Management Adds Zone Redundancy to Standard v2
Azure API Management now protects against datacenter failures
TL;DR
Microsoft added zone redundancy to Azure API Management Standard v2, offering protection against datacenter-level failures without moving to the enterprise tier. Starts at $700/month for one unit.
Microsoft just added zone redundancy to Azure API Management Standard v2, a move that protects against datacenter-level failures without requiring an upgrade to the more expensive Premium v2 tier. If you're running critical APIs in Azure, this is a must-know. Standard v2 now starts at $700/month for one unit, with a 99.95% SLA. The redundancy distributes service capacity across multiple availability zones within a region, managed by Azure. However, it's a new feature and not yet generally available, so check if your region supports it. Zone redundancy must be configured at creation, and there's no support for existing instances yet. If you're on Classic Premium, you get this automatically on creation in supported regions.
Key Points
Zone redundancy in Standard v2 starts at $700/month for one unit, with a 99.95% SLA.
Premium v2 starts at $2,801/month for one unit, with a 99.99% SLA.
Classic Premium starts at $2,795/month for one unit, enabling availability zones automatically.
Zone redundancy must be configured at creation time for Standard v2, not supported for existing instances.
Rate limit counters may not be current in surviving zones during an outage.
Why It Matters
If you're running critical APIs on Azure API Management Standard v2, zone redundancy offers protection against datacenter-level failures. However, it's not yet generally available and requires configuration at creation time. The $700/month cost starts to make sense for teams needing the extra layer of protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this matter?
If you're running critical APIs on Azure API Management Standard v2, zone redundancy offers protection against datacenter-level failures. However, it's not yet generally available and requires configuration at creation time. The $700/month cost starts to make sense for teams needing the extra layer of protection.
What happened?
Microsoft added zone redundancy to Azure API Management Standard v2, offering protection against datacenter-level failures without moving to the enterprise tier. Starts at $700/month for one unit.
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