Update documentation: format regions, fix pricing details, and improve regional coverage

Author: pthippeswamy

articles/storage-discovery/core-concepts.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ms.author: shaas
 The concepts and terminology used throughout this documentation are defined below.
 
 ### Azure Storage Discovery Workspace (ASDW) 
-The Azure Storage Discovery Workspace is the resource used to deploy and manage Storage Discovery in your subscription. It defines the scope of analysis - such as subscriptions or resource groups and once created, it enables visibility into capacity, transactions, and configuration trends across selected storage accounts.
+The Azure Storage Discovery Workspace is the resource used to deploy and manage Storage Discovery in your subscription. It defines the scope of analysis - such as subscriptions or resource groups and once created, it enables visibility into capacity, transactions, and configuration trends across storage accounts within the selected "scope".
 
 ### Workspace Root
 Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resource identifiers that define the root-level boundaries of an Azure Storage Discovery Workspace (ASDW). These roots specify the top-level Azure resources - such as subscriptions and/or resource groups - over which the discovery workspace will operate.
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ Deploying Azure Storage Discovery workspace in one of your Azure subscriptions i
 
 ## Select a subscription and region for Azure Storage Discovery workspace deployment
 
-Azure Storage Discovery workspace can be deployed in a subscription of your choice and in one of the supported regions as described. 
+Azure Storage Discovery workspace can be deployed in a subscription of your choice and in one of the supported region.  
 [!INCLUDE [control-plane-regions](includes/control-plane-regions.md)]
 
-Once created, a Discovery workspace can aggregate metrics from storage accounts within its "Scope", regardless of whether those accounts reside in different regions. 
+Once a discovery workspace is created in a specific region, it can aggregate metrics from storage accounts located across a broader set of supported regions, irrespective of the region in which the discovery workspace itself resides.
 [!INCLUDE [data-plane-regions](includes/data-plane-regions.md)]
 
 ## Permissions
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ To deploy a Discovery Workspace, user must have following access:
 
 | Scenario | Minimal RBAC role assignments needed |
 |---|---| 
-| To deploy Discovery workspace | Contributor access on the subscription | 
+| To deploy Discovery workspace | Contributor access on the subscription or the resource group| 
 | To include the subscription or resource groups in a Discovery workspace as part of *workspaceRoots* | Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/read access on the subscription or resource group | 
 | To view Discovery reports | Reader access on the Discovery workspace |
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Storage Discovery is available in two different SKUs or pricing plans.
 | Pricing Plan | Best for | Capacity | Transactions | Configuration | History |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Free | Small-scale deployments and evaluation | • Trends<br>• Distributions<br>• Top storage accounts | Not available | • Resource configuration | • Backfill: 15 days<br>• Retention: 15 days |
-| Standard | Production deployments with comprehensive insights | • Trends<br>• Distributions<br>• Top storage accounts | • Trends<br>• Distributions<br>• Top storage accounts | • Resource configuration<br>• Security configuration | • Backfill: 30 days<sup>1</sup> <br>• Retention: 18 months |
+| Standard | Production deployments with comprehensive insights | • Trends<br>• Distributions<br>• Top storage accounts | • Trends<br>• Distributions<br>• Top storage accounts | • Resource configuration<br>• Security configuration | • Backfill: 30 days <br>• Retention: 18 months |
 
-<sup>1</sup> Storage Discovery will soon support 6 months of historical data through upcoming backfill enhancements for Standard pricing plan.<br><br>
+<br><br>
 Refer [Storage Discovery Pricing page](pricing.md) for more details.

articles/storage-discovery/deploy-planning.md

@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ Azure Storage Discovery empowers organizations to gain deep, actionable insights
 
 ## Workspace Region Availability
 
-Azure Storage Discovery Workspaces (ASDW) are the foundational resource for configuring and visualizing your storage insights. During the preview phase, workspaces can be created in the following Azure regions:
-
+Azure Storage Discovery Workspaces (ASDW) are the foundational resource for configuring and visualizing your storage insights.
 [!INCLUDE [control-plane-regions](includes/control-plane-regions.md)]
 
 ### What This Means for You
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ When selecting a region for your workspace:
 ## Regions for Storage Insights Aggregation
 
 While the workspace defines where your insights are processed and stored, the actual data being analyzed comes from storage accounts across multiple regions.
-
 [!INCLUDE [data-plane-regions](includes/data-plane-regions.md)]
 
 ### What This Means for You
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ To maximize the value of Azure Storage Discovery:
 1. **Deploy your workspace in a supported region**: Ensure your chosen region is enabled for workspace creation.
 2. **Define scopes strategically**: Use tenant, subscription, or resource group levels to group storage accounts logically.
 3. **Use tags for filtering**: Apply Azure tags to storage accounts to selectively include them in your discovery scope.
-4. **Verify access**: Ensure users have Contributor access to the ASDW resource to view reports.
+4. **Verify access**: Ensure users have Reader access to the ASDW resource to view reports.
 5. **Allow time for data to populate**: Metrics typically begin appearing within 24 hours of scope configuration.
 
 For questions or feedback, contact the team at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

articles/storage-discovery/includes/control-plane-regions.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.date: 08/01/2025
 ms.service: azure-storage-mover
 ---
 
-Azure Storage Discovery is currently in PREVIEW and is available in the select regions. Below is the list of regions where storage discovery workspaces can be created:
+Below is the list of regions where storage discovery workspaces can be created:
 
 - France Central
 - Canada Central

articles/storage-discovery/includes/data-plane-regions.md

@@ -5,23 +5,47 @@ ms.topic: include
 ms.date: 08/01/2025
 ms.service: azure-storage-mover
 ---
+
 List of regions from which storage insights will be aggregated by Storage Discovery is as given below. This list is temporary and will change over time as Public Preview support continues to expand.
-- East US2
-- West Europe
-- North Europe
-- Switzerland West
-- Switzerland North
-- Sweden South
-- Spain Central
-- Poland Central
-- Norway West
-- Sweden Central
-- Norway East
+
+**Americas:**
 - Canada Central
 - Canada East
+- Mexico Central
+- US Central
+- US East
+- US East2
+- US North
+- US South
+- US South East
+- US West
+- US West2
+- US West3
+- US West Central
+
+**Europe:**
+- Europe North
+- Europe West
+- France Central
+- France South
 - Germany North
+- Germany West Central
 - Italy North
 - Israel Central
-- France South
-- France Central
-- Germany West Central
+- Norway East
+- Norway West
+- Poland Central
+- Spain Central
+- Sweden Central
+- Sweden South
+- Switzerland North
+- Switzerland West
+- UK South
+- UK West
+
+**Asia Pacific:**
+- Australia Central
+- Australia Central2
+- Australia East
+- Australia South East
+- New Zealand North

articles/storage-discovery/pricing.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For each Discovery workspace, you can select from free or paid options. The numb
 | Discovery pricing plan | Description |
 |---|---| 
 | Free | Includes limited Capacity and Resource configuration insights for up to 15 days with daily updates of the data. | 
-| Standard | Includes insights for Capacity, Operations, Resource and security configurations. Upon workspace creation, historic data is aggregated for the prior 15 days and all data is retained for up to 18 months.| 
+| Standard | Includes insights for Capacity, Operations, Resource and security configurations with hourly updates. Upon workspace creation, historic data is aggregated for the prior 30 days and all data is retained for up to 18 months.| 
 
 ### Azure Storage Discovery meters