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Azure Files Overview

What is Azure Files?

Azure File offers fully managed file shares in the cloud, accessible via the industry standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. Azure File shares is mounted concurrently by cloud or on-premises deployments of Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Azure File offers fully managed file shares in the cloud, accessible via the industry standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. Azure File shares is mounted concurrently by cloud or on-premises deployments of Windows, macOS, and Linux.


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Hiran T.
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Hiran T.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Secured cloud storage for a Enterprises"
Azure files can be deployed as cloud, SaaS, and web-based which reduces the effort of implementation of cloud storage in the IT infrastructure. Azu...
Abhishek D.
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Abhishek D.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"My journey from Servers to Cloud - Azure Files."
1. Azure Files seamlessly integrates with our existing Azure infra 2. Since it is scalable, it ensures we never run out of space 3. Supports both...
aswath k.
AK
aswath k.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Nice NFS file system for Azure"
Able to mount Files system with cloud and on premises server. Very useful for kubernetes cluster running on state set.
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Ajinkya J.
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Sr. Infrastructre Engineer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

- Azure has vast varitiy of serivces, be it PAAS, SAAS, or IAAS, so depending on your solution needs you can choose your prefered option.

- Integration with 3rd party tools is easier to implement and secure with OAuth 2.0 approach (based on Azure service principal)

- Do you want to host a simple static website -> just use Storage account, or VM, or App service, choice is yours!

- Facing any issues with any of the implemented solution? Just get in touch with Microsoft support (you need to have the basic support plan) and they will help you to sort out the issue in the best way possible.

- The Azure portal interface is simple and easy to use, resource are grouped using resource groups, so segration of Environments can be done on Subscription and resource group level.

- Analysing the cost is easier at scope of resource group or subscription level.

- There are multiple ways by which you can monitor your application and setup alerts as per your solution's requirement.

- Permission management & assignment is easier with Role based access control.

- Being a frequent user of Azure for more than 5 years, I would highly recommand the use of Azure for your next solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

- For most of the services they provide good SLA, however if there are any issues, eg. Network timeout for consumption based logic apps, Azure Data factory, then even if we contact the support, there is a high chance that the support team may not be able to provide you detailed log info, and you have to implement a retry or some sort of workaround.

- Sometimes due to temporary outage of services, alert firing might be missed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure solving and how is that benefiting you?

Microsoft Azure has highly available services, due to which hosting a solution is easier, and mainly that means you can access it from anywhere in world, this means less of maintaince, making sure of the hosting services are up or not, and more of actual work that can be done!

Compared to other cloud platforms some of the solutions are cheaper / simply better on Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fabio M.
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University
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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

It's hard to pick a tool within the platform that I like the most, as it's very comprehensive. However, I really like the integration with Microsoft Entra ID, where you can assign roles to users and also set access rules to resources within Microsoft Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

The Azure platform is really quite complete. So far, I haven't found anything I don't like, because it has worked very well in the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure solving and how is that benefiting you?

Microsoft Azure has solved bottleneck problems in the data transition that we had in our operations through scalability and process automation. This has generated satisfaction for our customers, as well as savings for the company, which now has the freedom to dedicate itself and develop innovations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Switching to Microsoft Azure from our On-Premise environment has been one of the best decisions of our Organisation. Its easy to understand and implement features has been the highlight for me. Along with this, the customer support of Microsoft Azure is available 24/7 either via chat, email or even a phone call. In my work, I have to use Microsoft Azure on a daily basis. Initially it was scary to switch to cloud but Microsoft Azure has helped us to easily integrate our work to cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

There's actually not much to dislike about the Microsoft Azure, but if I had to choose something that could be made better is the cost which Microsoft charges. Although all the cost is justified by the product, but it is still not easy for small business to afford this cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure solving and how is that benefiting you?

Microsoft Azure has helped our Organisation to switch from our On-Premise environment to the Cloud, with this, our availability has increased exponentially for our clients. Their customer support is always ready to help us out on our Problems and Queries whenever we have any. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

The Overall User Interface of Microsoft Azure is what suits my style of working and I really like the tools offered by it. All the AI and ML offerings from azure is really useful and the integrations of these are done in an excellent way making the workflow smooth. The website is really easy to use and interactive with the person using it. This is all i like about Microsoft Azure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

The thing that I dislike about Microsoft Azure is for sure the time to learn all the tools and offerings from its side. Someone with some knowledge can take sometime to get used to its vast offerings and tools. The pricing for some tools is also steep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure solving and how is that benefiting you?

Microsoft azure is solving the integration problems as it has multiple tools integrated right into the platform and that increases the ease of use. It largely benefits me Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Products used within Microsoft Azure Storage: Azure Files
What do you like best about Microsoft Azure Storage?

Microsoft Aure storage provide an alternate solution of storing data remotely with high security instead of having our own physical storage.

Ease to use and implement as we just have to buy subscription according to our need,rest is handled by service provider.

Automated Backup and recovery of data with customer support.

Another benefit of Azure Storage, data is visible to it's corresponding user with security.

Can be integrated with other services according to business need and subscription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure Storage?

For me, Microsoft Azure Storage fullfill all the requirement that need to be completed for storage purpose like security,data availability,scalaility etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure Storage solving and how is that benefiting you?

Microsoft Azure Storage help business to store their data at low cost because it save infrastructure cost,security etc

Also storage account is managed by Microsoft itself . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Products used within Microsoft Azure Storage: Azure Files
What do you like best about Microsoft Azure Storage?

Easy to use and implement.

Data migration is very smooth.

A greate cloud storage solution provided by microsoft ,which can be scaled to accomodate large amount of data as per requirement.

Data is stored securely with it's high availability to its correspoding user.

User do not need to bothered about backup and restore of data as it is handled by service provider itself.

High customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure Storage?

Azure Storage offer limited information storage capability.

Pricing structure can be improved so that it can be used most. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure Storage solving and how is that benefiting you?

Storing data physically require more security,money,human help etc which is not reliable as cloud storage is therefore cloud storage is very helpful in today's era. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arun S.
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Sr. Manager WFM &amp; Project Management
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Products used within Microsoft Azure: Azure Functions, Azure Files
What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

It helps in segregating the steps involved in the project in most efficient way. Easy to understand and implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

I find it perfect for managing any type of project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helping us in managing various stages of the project in a very efficient way using proven agile tools to plan, track, and discuss work across your teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Zimmerman Y.
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Analista de soluções
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

The interface is very easy of use, the resources and services are great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

The Homepage is not useful, could be more easy to locate the resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure solving and how is that benefiting you?

With Azure i gain scalable cloud infrastructure, more security making my job easier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

One of the best features I like the most about Azure is High Availability and Uptime. In addition, it has Increased stability and is very cost-efficient among cloud providers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

According to me, the major and common issue everyone feels is the complexity of the Azure platform. The second thing is the Data Transfer fees it takes for the backgroud In-Out data flows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure solving and how is that benefiting you?

The major feature of Azure is compounding all the resources and configurations under a single window is one of the best features. Most of the tasks while deploying can be taken care by Azure itself. I feel that Azure is having most of the security parameters and recommendations feature that other Cloud providers don't provide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ramy S.
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Analytics Team Manager
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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure Cloud has various solution categories, advanced security capabilities, and well-documented services. The data and AI services and tools are easy to use within the Azure user interface and drag-and-drop features in a low-code environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Some of the services and data warehouse solutions in Microsoft Azure Cloud are confusing and make it hard to decide on the optimal service, tool, or cloud application that suits the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Azure solving and how is that benefiting you?

Microsoft Azure Cloud helps us scale data analytics workloads and migrate on-premises SQL-server to the cloud with minimal effort and efficient pricing plans. Azure services save development time and allow us to enhance our work performance, add advanced analytics capabilities and develop predictive models using low-code machine learning services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.