Merge pull request #299539 from b-ahibbard/anf-tools

Anf tools

Author: JillGrant615

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 author: b-ahibbard
 ms.service: azure-netapp-files
 ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 02/11/2025
+ms.date: 05/08/2025
 ms.author: anfdocs
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 # Azure NetApp Files tools 
 
 Azure NetApp Files offers [multiple tools](https://azure.github.io/azure-netapp-files/) to estimate costs, understand features and availability, and monitor your Azure NetApp Files deployment.
 
+* [Azure NetApp Files effective price estimator](https://azure.github.io/azure-netapp-files/effective-calc/)
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+    This tool is designed to estimate effective price based on the compound savings when enabling [Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access](cool-access-introduction.md), [Azure NetApp Files reserved capacity](reservations.md), [Azure NetApp Files snapshots](snapshots-introduction.md), and the [Azure NetApp Files Flexible service level](azure-netapp-files-service-levels.md#Flexible). Azure NetApp Files delivers advanced storage cost savings by leveraging automated data tiering, space-efficient snapshots, reserved capacity pricing based on Azure reservations, and the Flexible service level allowing you to decouple storage capacity and throughput. These features can work together or independently to significantly improve the effective price of Azure NetApp Files.
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 * [**Azure NetApp Files Performance Calculator**](https://azure.github.io/azure-netapp-files/calc/)
 
     The Azure NetApp Files Performance Calculator enables you to easily calculate the performance and estimated cost of a volume based on the size and service level or performance requirements. It also helps you estimate backup and replication costs.

articles/azure-netapp-files/tools-reference.md

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 * [Cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption](customer-managed-keys-cross-tenant.md) (preview)
 
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     Cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption enables you to manage your own keys across different tenancies. In scenarios such as SaaS provider/user configurations, this feature ensures the end user retains full control of their keys rather than the SaaS provider. This capability provides SaaS providers with the flexibility to offer customers customizable key management options. This feature is available in all Azure NetApp Files supported regions. This feature is currently in preview. 
 
 * [New volume usage metrics:](azure-netapp-files-metrics.md#volumes) Volume Inodes Quota, Volume Inodes Total, Volume Inodes Used
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 * [Flexible service level](azure-netapp-files-set-up-capacity-pool.md) (preview)
 
-    The [Flexible service level](azure-netapp-files-service-levels.md) allows you to independently configure storage capacity and throughput, optimizing costs by right-sizing according to storage and performance requirements. With separate pricing for capacity and throughput, the Flexible service level prevents overprovisioning and supports up to 640 MiB/second per TiB. This throughput is five times the performance of the Ultra service level, making it ideal for demanding workloads and offering higher throughput for smaller capacity pools and adapting to changing requirements without the need for volume moves. 
+    The [Flexible service level](azure-netapp-files-service-levels.md#Flexible) allows you to independently configure storage capacity and throughput, optimizing costs by right-sizing according to storage and performance requirements. With separate pricing for capacity and throughput, the Flexible service level prevents overprovisioning and supports up to 640 MiB/second per TiB. This throughput is five times the performance of the Ultra service level, making it ideal for demanding workloads and offering higher throughput for smaller capacity pools and adapting to changing requirements without the need for volume moves. 
 
     The Flexible service level is only supported with _new_ manual QoS capacity pools. The Flexible service level offers a minimum throughput of 128 MiB/s and a maximum of 640 MiB/s per TiB [per pool](azure-netapp-files-service-levels.md#flexible-service-level-throughput-examples). This new service level is suitable for applications such as Oracle or SAP HANA and for creating high-capacity volumes with low throughput needs. You can adjust throughput and size limits independently, ensuring flexibility and precise scaling to meet your price-performance requirements.