Microsoft is taking the wraps off two new StorSimple 8000 series arrays: The 8100 and the 8600. These arrays are branded as “Microsoft Azure StorSimple 8000” and integrate with two new Azure services, the Azure StorSimple Manager and the Azure StorSimple Virtual Appliance. Microsoft plans to make the new Azure StorSimple arrays available as of August 1. This new offering builds on the success of previous StorSimple offerings that automate and eliminate one of the biggest problems facing IT organizations – double digit data growth and the storage capacity and data protection complexities that come with it.