When you have a local network, you can have network storage — an SMB share on a file server, or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box that everything on the network can access. Inside a cloud service, ...

The feature, part of Microsoft's Azure cloud service, makes it easy to create file shares in the public cloud. In its effort to make its cloud service more appealing as an alternative or companion to ...

What can you do with Azure Files? Your email has been sent Microsoft has long put forward the view that the future of the cloud is hybrid, extending on-premises systems into its hyperscale Microsoft ...

Setting up a place to store files in the cloud isn't quite as easy as doing it on-prem. That's where Microsoft's Azure Files service comes in. The file share has been a ubiquitous presence in the IT ...

Take advantage of Azure Files in your .Net applications to access managed, secure, SMB file shares in the Microsoft Azure cloud Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform provides interoperable cloud ...

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eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Microsoft this week announced that its Azure File Sync service, used for enabling centralized file shares, has reached "general availability" status. The Azure File Sync synchronization service, ...

Despite the many and rapid changes in storage in recent years, such as the advent of flash and the move to cloud storage, there are still some fundamentals in place. Among these are the basics of how ...

Microsoft’s Azure platform is a significant player in the cloud storage market. According to Microsoft figures, by the start of 2024, Azure storage clocked up more than 100 exabytes of data reads and ...