Azure disk tier optimization
Standard SSD vs Premium SSD Azure Pricing: See Your Real Cost
See which Azure disks truly need Premium SSD. Lucidity Lumen scores every disk on IOPS, throughput, latency and cost, then moves the tier in one click.
- See real IOPS, throughput and latency on every Azure disk
- One-click Premium SSD to Standard SSD moves, with rollback
- Free, agentless scan of your Azure environment
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Start your free cloud storage assessment
Tell us about your Azure setup. We'll show where Premium SSD spend can safely move to a lower tier.
Why teams use Lucidity to choose the right Azure disk tier
Tier calls backed by evidence
Lumen scores every disk against how it is really used: IOPS, throughput, latency and cost. No point-in-time snapshots, no guesswork.
Move tiers without disruption
When a volume belongs on a different tier, such as Azure Premium SSD to Standard SSD, Lumen shows why, recommends the move and executes it. Schedule it, click once, or roll it back.
Find waste the Azure console hides
Lumen surfaces four types of idle disks: unattached, reserved, unmounted and zero-I/O. Together they can be up to 70% of unused block storage spend.
Right-size, not just re-tier
Lucidity AutoScaler expands and shrinks disks in real time as data grows, with zero downtime and no tickets.
Enterprise ready
SOC 2 compliant and FinOps certified. No agents, no code changes and no infrastructure setup.
One view across clouds
See every volume across AWS EBS, Azure Managed Disks and Google Cloud Persistent Disks in one place.
Premium SSD or Standard SSD? Let the disk data decide
Azure sets the list price for each disk tier, but the bigger cost is the disks sitting on Premium SSD that never needed it. Most teams cannot tell which ones, because cloud consoles do not show how each volume actually behaves over time.
Lucidity Lumen does. It reads historical IOPS, throughput, latency and cost for every disk, ranks the tier it belongs on, and shows the evidence behind each recommendation. You approve the move and Lumen executes it without disruption. If your needs change, roll it back.
- Continuous tier scoring for every Azure Managed Disk against real usage
- Evidence-backed moves such as Azure Premium SSD to Standard SSD
- Schedule, one-click or roll back any tier change
- Idle disk discovery for unattached, reserved, unmounted and zero-I/O disks
- Delete idle disks from the dashboard with no scripts
- AutoScaler keeps disks right-sized with zero downtime
- Works across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Free assessment shows utilization, waste and downtime risk down to the volume
Enterprises already optimizing block storage with Lucidity
“Lucidity is a game-changer in cloud storage management, helping enterprises optimize storage utilization, enhance performance, and significantly reduce costs across all three major cloud providers.”
“Lucidity helped us to eliminate the risk of possible downtimes, and reduce our cloud storage spend by 52%”
“We used to spend countless hours provisioning our cloud block storage. With Lucidity, we were able to not only free up that time by automating our storage management, but were able to save significant cost on our annual block storage spend.”
What happens after you submit
Tell us about your Azure estate
Share your cloud, your scale and what your disks run. We use it to focus the review on your workloads.
Run the free assessment
An agentless scan with fine-grained scope control shows utilization, waste and downtime risk. No installs, no commitment.
Walk the tier plan with our team
On a personalized demo, see which disks should change tier, which idle disks to clean up, and the savings behind each move.
Frequently asked questions
Can Lucidity tell me what I pay for Premium SSD vs Standard SSD?
Azure sets the list prices. Lucidity shows what you actually spend today, down to the individual volume, and what an intelligently optimized environment would cost. The free assessment gives you that breakdown.
How do I know a disk is safe to move to a lower tier?
Lumen scores each disk against historical IOPS, throughput, latency and cost trends, not one-off snapshots. It shows the evidence for every recommendation, executes the move without disruption, and lets you roll it back.
Do I need to install agents or change my code?
No. The assessment is self-serve and agentless with no installs or infrastructure setup. Lucidity is an application-agnostic layer that works without changing a single line of code.
Does this only work with Azure?
No. Lucidity supports AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, covering AWS EBS, Azure Managed Disks and Google Cloud Persistent Disks in one platform.
What does Lucidity cost?
The assessment and the ROI calculator are free with no commitment. For platform pricing, share your environment details and our team will walk you through it on a personalized demo.
Is it secure enough for our enterprise review?
Lucidity is SOC 2 compliant and FinOps certified, and is built to work within strict enterprise security requirements and operational constraints.
See what your Azure disks should really cost
Get a free, agentless look at your block storage: utilization, idle disks, downtime risk and the tier moves worth making. No agents, no commitment, no changes to your setup.
- See real IOPS, throughput and latency on every Azure disk
- One-click Premium SSD to Standard SSD moves, with rollback
- Free, agentless scan of your Azure environment