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Bringing File Services into the 2020s: Migrate SMB and NFS File Shares to the Cloud with Azure Files and Sync

Microsoft Ignite 2019 | Bringing File Services into the 2020s: Migrate SMB and NFS File Shares to the Cloud with Azure Files and Sync | Fabian Uhse

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Are you wondering where you're going to move your SMB file shares when Windows Server 2008 R2 goes end-of-life in January 2020? What about those NFS shares on that aging NAS device that back your organization’s critical line of business applications? Don’t spend a bunch of money and time running and managing a file server VMs in the cloud; with Azure Files, you get simple, secure, and serverless file shares that you can mount directly with SMB, the ability to cache on-premises with Azure File Sync, and new for Ignite 2019, NFS 4.1 support as well. We will also discuss our new lower cost storage tiers, how previous versions integration for Azure File Sync and more.

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Bringing File Services into the 2020s: Migrate SMB and NFS File Shares to the Cloud with Azure Files and Sync
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