Optimized TCO
Different tiers are used to tailor your shares to
your performance requirements and competitive
price points
Multiple protocols support
Provides support for multiple protocols enabling
data to be stored from different sources
Serverless file shares
Distributed file system built from the ground up to be highly available and durable—no
hidden IaaS VMs or NAS filers Azure File shares can be mounted concurrently by cloud or
on-premises deployments of Windows, macOS, and Linux. Enable file sharing between
applications running in your virtual machines using familiar Windows APIs or File REST
API. Additionally, Azure File Sync allows caching and synchronization of Azure File shares
on Windows Servers for local access.
Fully managed serverless file shares
Build Hybrid cloud file shares
Information workers can mount Azure file shares from anywhere from on-prem, at-
home to cloud, giving you a truly hybrid experience.
Whether you mount your Azure file share directly or use Azure File Sync to cache on-
premises, Azure Files is the natural choice for cloud file shares.
Migrate your Windows File Server easily
Lift and shift your file shares to the cloud without breaking existing links non-disruptively
Zero downtime migrations for existing servers
Using Storage Migration Service and Azure File Sync to make your migration a breeze
Data at-rest (GiB/month)
$0.16 per provisioned
GiB
Snapshots (GiB/month)
$0.136 per used GiB