Azure
Storage Actions, our fully managed platform that transforms how
organizations automate data management tasks for Azure Blob and Data Lake
Storage, now supports mock runs - a new way to simulate task execution at full
scale without modifying any data.
Mock runs enable you to validate your task conditions by
scanning and evaluating billions of objects against your storage accounts,
generating a detailed report showing exactly which blobs would be affected and
what operations would be performed without making any changes. Mock runs
validate across every blob in scope, giving you complete confidence before
committing to irreversible blob operations. Combining full-scale validation
with detailed CSV reporting, mock runs eliminate guesswork and drive safe, predictable
automation.
Supported use cases include validating retention and expiry
policies, previewing cost optimization through down tiering or up tiering,
confirming compliance enforcement such as legal holds and immutability, and
verifying large-scale cleanup or tagging operations before execution. You can
create a mock run by selecting it as the trigger type when creating a storage
task assignment, review the results, and then seamlessly transition the
assignment to a real run without recreating it.
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