Type of Azure storage service.

• Using NFS/SMB
• Simultaneously mount to cloud or on-prem
• Can be used for storing:
  • Config files
  • Logs/metrics
  • Tools/utilities
• Files are true directory objects
• Azure File Sync in case we have on-prem Fileservers and want to cache content on-prem for faster access

Types

1. Premium (SMB/REST/NFS)
2. Standard (SMB/REST)
   Can’t go from premium to standard

Access Tiers

Can switch between the tiers

1. Standard
   1. Transaction Optimized
   2. Hot
   3. Cool
2. Premium
   1. Premium

Snapshots

• On File Share level
• Incremental
• Need only the latest copy for restore
• If you delete a file share, all snapshots are gone as well

Soft delete

• Not for NFS
• retention between 1 and 365 days after deletion
• At Azure storage account level

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