Configure Microsoft Azure Files
SMB is one of the most used file-based protocols in the world and Azure Files brings a native cloud solution to Azure. This course will teach you how to architect and use Azure Files in Azure and beyond.
What you'll learn
Architecting resiliency and expanding services to the cloud is a huge challenge for storage administrators. In this course, Configure Microsoft Azure Files, you will learn how to level Azure storage services, and Azure Files specifically to provide a cloud scale, SMB file service that can be used in the cloud and on-premises. First, you will learn the capabilities of Azure Files and how to utilize them. Next, you will discover how to add resiliency to Azure Files through snapshots and Azure Backup integration. Finally, you will explore how to integrate Azure Files with on-premises file services using Azure File Sync to provide replication and cloud tiering. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Azure Files and Azure File Sync needed to fully leverage the services to compliment and expand your enterprise file services to a cloud solution.
Table of contents
- Module Introduction 2m
- Why This Is Important 1m
- SMB Overview 6m
- Azure Storage Overview 5m
- Azure Storage Replication Options 4m
- Azure Storage Encryption 6m
- Firewall and Virtual Network Integration 4m
- Why Use Azure Files? 4m
- Creating an Azure Files Share 3m
- Accessing Azure Files 13m
- Using Azure Private Link with Azure Files 9m
- Azure Active Directory Authentication 8m
- Azure AD Domain Services 101 3m
- Deploying and Enabling Azure AD 8m
- Enabling Storage Integration and Using AD-based ACLs 9m
- Integrating Azure Files with ADDS 6m
- Azure Files Scale and Limits 2m
- Using Premium Azure Files 4m
- Azure Files Snapshot 5m
- Azure Backup Integration 5m
- Module Summary 1m
- Module Introduction 1m
- Replication Options for File Services 4m
- Azure File Sync Overview 4m
- Azure File Sync Walkthrough 4m
- Azure File Sync Cloud Tiering Walkthrough 4m
- Deploying Azure File Sync 10m
- Utilization of Azure File Sync Cloud Tiering 9m
- Azure File Sync QoS 1m
- Azure File Sync Considerations 4m
- Azure File Sync Scale and Limits 1m
- Module Summary 1m
About the author
John Savill is an 11-time MVP, and he holds many Microsoft certifications including Azure Infrastructure and Azure Architecture specialist. John is the author of the popular original FAQ for Windows and posts numerous blogs to his https://savilltech.com site. John has written eight books on Microsoft technologies including Mastering Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services and Mastering Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V.