Microsoft Azure Files

Fully managed file shares in the cloud that are accessible via the SMB and NFS protocols.

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Recommended Learning Resources

• Learning path AZ-104: Implement and manage storage in Azure
• Learning path: Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage
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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.

Features

• Fully Managed File Shares: What is Azure Files?
• SMB- and NFS protocol support
• Snapshot and Backup
• Geo-Redundant Storage: Azure Files redundancy options
• Access from Anywhere: Mount Azure file share
• Encryption at Rest and in Transit: Azure Storage encryption
• Integration with Azure Backup: Back up Azure file shares
• Soft Delete for File Shares: Soft delete for Azure file shares

Quickstart

Quickstart guides for deploying and using Azure Files are available for the following tools:

• Portal
• Command-line interface (CLI)
• Terraform
• PowerShell

In addition, client libraries for various programming languages are available to use Azure Files programmatically. More information can be found in this overview article.