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
| Date | News |
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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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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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