Exploring Azure Files

Azure Files storage provides cloud-based file shares, which can be accessed from the cloud or on-premises.

Azure Files storage offers shared storage for applications using the industry-standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol and the Network File System (NFS) protocol. Azure Virtual Machines and cloud services can share file data across application components via mounted shares. On-premises applications can also access file data under sharing repositories. That means multiple virtual machines can share the same files with both read and write access. You can also read the files using the REpresentational State Transfer (REST) API interface or the storage client libraries. Applications running in Azure Virtual Machines, Windows, Linux, or other cloud services can mount a file storage share to access file data, just as an application would mount a typical SMB or NFS share. Any number of Azure Virtual Machines or roles can mount and access the file storage...