Azure Files doesn't just sound like SMB — it's using the SMB 2.1 protocol for compatibility, so you'll be able to access it from Linux systems as well as Windows, in VMs on Azure or running in ...

Access Azure Files programmatically in C#. In this section we’ll discuss how we can access an Azure Files file share programmatically. First off, follow the steps given below to create a console ...

“Currently, sharing large data files outside an organization can be complex, costly and often lacks the scale, security and policy controls enterprises need,” wrote Microsoft in a press release.

An Azure file share is just like a file share you're used to setting up on-prem and can be accessed just like an SMB share that's hosted on a local Windows machine. A lot of the time, organizations ...

Microsoft today announced that Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for Azure Storage now also allows customers to protect data stored in Azure Files file shares and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 API ...

Windows Server customers can now centralize their file share management and keep spare copies on Microsoft's cloud.

Google files EU antitrust complaint over Microsoft’s cloud practices. Google isn’t happy with Microsoft’s cloud licensing terms for Windows Server on non-Azure cloud infrastructure.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025.

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ--(Marketwired - Mar 8, 2016) - Talon, a provider of Microsoft based Intelligent file caching solutions for distributed enterprises, today announced that Robert Bird Group, a ...