Chapter 8
- What are the common uses of file storage?
Azure Files can be used to completely replace traditional on-premises file servers or Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Popular operating systems, such as Windows, macOS, and Linux, can directly mount Azure file shares wherever they are in any location. Azure Files makes it easy to lift and shift applications to the cloud that expect a file share to store file applications or user data. Azure file shares can also be replicated with Azure File Sync to Windows servers, either on-premises or on the cloud. To ensure performance and distributed caching of data where it is used, shared application settings are stored, for example, in configuration files, and diagnostic data (such as logs, metrics, and crash dumps) in a shared location. We store the tools and utilities needed to develop or administer Azure virtual machines or cloud services. That has covered all the common use cases of file storage for Azure Files.
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