Azure File Storage
Azure File Storage enables you to create files shares in the cloud, and access these file shares from anywhere with an internet connection.
- Server Message Block 3.0 (SMB) protocol
- On-premises
- Cloud Azure active directory
- 2 Performance tiers
- Standard - HDD
- Premium - SSD
Advantages of Azure File Storage
- Very high capacity
- 1 TB maximum file size
- 100 TB of data in single account
- 2000 concurrent connection
- Supports Azure File Sync and AzCopy
- High throughput
- Data encrypted at rest
Use Cases of Azure File Storage
- Migration of application
- Data sharing across on-premises and cloud
- Hosting high availability workload data