Azure Files

Simple, secure and serverless enterprise-grade cloud file shares.

Overview

Azure Files offers fully managed file shares in the cloud that are accessible via the industry standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, Network File System (NFS) protocol, and Azure Files REST API. Azure file shares can be mounted concurrently by cloud or on-premises deployments. SMB Azure file shares are accessible from Windows, Linux, and macOS clients. NFS Azure file shares are accessible from Linux or macOS clients. Additionally, SMB Azure file shares can be cached on Windows servers with Azure File Sync for fast access near where the data is being used.

Key Resources

Homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/
Pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/files/
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News

Date News
4/15/2025
We're excited to share a wave of exciting new enhancements to Azure Files and Azure File Sync, designed to simplify how you manage and access your file data. The post Azure Files: More...
4/11/2025
Background: In Azure App Service, developers often need to serve files (images, config files, data files, etc.) that are stored outside the app’s wwwroot folder — such as on an Azure File...
4/10/2025
Overview The Azure Training Maps are a comprehensive visual guide to the Azure ecosystem, integrating all the resources, tools, structures, and connections covered in the course into one...
4/10/2025
When using Azure App Service to host web applications, it is common to mount file shares or blob storage hosted in an Azure Storage Account, a configuration also known as "Bring Your Own Storage...
3/4/2025
Azure Backup Vaulted support for Azure Files shares standard is now generally available providing enhanced data protection with the ability to configure snapshot and vaulted backup in a single...
1/8/2025
The provisioned v2 model for Azure Files HDD (standard) pairs predictability of total cost of ownership with flexibility, allowing you to create a file share that meets your exact storage and...
12/13/2024
Overview The Course Blueprint is a comprehensive visual guide to the Azure ecosystem, integrating all the resources, tools, structures, and connections covered in the course into one inclusive...
8/25/2024
As we are aware, Azure Files currently does not support identity-based connections. This means that even if we can use identity-based host connections to replace the AzureWebjobsStorage, which...
7/10/2024
Integration is crucial to every business. While data and applications are at the core of IT (information technology) infrastructure, without integration, data remains locked in silos, and...
5/15/2024
Azure CycleCloud is an enterprise-friendly tool for orchestrating and managing High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments on Azure. With CycleCloud, users can provision infrastructure for HPC...
5/8/2024
You can now mount NFS file shares in Azure Container Apps.