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/ |
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| Pricing: | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/files/ |
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News
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| 12/5/2025 |
Zonal Placement for Azure Files Premium LRS is now GA in select regions! This capability gives you explicit control over zone locality by pinning storage accounts to a specific availability zone,...
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| 11/24/2025 |
Azure File Sync enables seamless tiering of data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid use cases and simplified migration. It also enables you to leverage the performance,...
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| 11/18/2025 |
Azure Files now supports Entra-only identities, enabling customers to retire on-premises domain controllers while maintaining secure SMB access to file shares. This feature delivers a fully...
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| 11/18/2025 |
Today at Ignite 2025, we announced the Public Preview of a fantastic new capability which will enable customers to move applications to Azure App Service faster, and with minimal, if any, code...
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| 9/22/2025 |
Announcing the General availability of vaulted backup for Azure Files shares premium! Azure Backup brings vaulted protection to Azure Files shares premium, to ensure business
continuity and...
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| 9/16/2025 |
Azure File Sync enables seamless tiering of data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid use cases and simplified migration. It also enables you to leverage the performance,...
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| 9/10/2025 |
To simplify the experience of creating and managing file shares in Azure, Azure Files now supports a file share-centric management model offered by the Microsoft.FileShares resource provider....
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| 8/15/2025 |
Azure Files
now supports the provisioned v2 billing model on the SSD (premium) media tier. Provisioned
v2 enables independent provisioning of storage, IOPS, and throughput, allowing
you to create...
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| 8/6/2025 |
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports Encryption in Transit
(EiT) for Azure Files NFS v4.1 volumes via the Azure File CSI driver. This builds on the recent General Availability (GA) of EiT...
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| 8/6/2025 |
Welcome to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2025! We’re thrilled to join this year’s event in Hyderabad as a Gold sponsor, where we’ll be highlighting the newest innovations in Azure and Azure...
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| 7/30/2025 |
Architecture
Ansys Minerva baseline architecture has four distributed tiers (client, web, enterprise, and resource) in a single Azure availability zone. Each tier aligns to function and...
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| 6/30/2025 |
Azure Files NFS shares now support
Encryption in Transit (EiT) using TLS 1.3 to secure all NFS traffic, ensuring
confidentiality, integrity, and authentication. This layer of added security
helps...
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| 6/20/2025 |
Workflow
NX users access the NX application deployed on Azure Virtual Desktop via Remote Desktop Application (RDP). User can access the NX application either login into the Session Desktop or...
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| 6/4/2025 |
Azure Container Apps now supports
mounting Network File System (NFS) Azure Files volumes to your containerized
applications. NFS Azure Files volumes provide a scalable and high-performance
file...
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| 5/20/2025 |
Azure Files NFS shares now support in-transit encryption using AZNFS Mount Helper, ensuring end to end encryption of all traffic between clients and servers. The AZNFS mount helper enables...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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