1. Azure Files & Azure File Sync
4/28/2019 6:39 AM
Azure Files & Azure File Sync
Slavko Kukrika
MVP i vredan dečko
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2. Agenda Azure Storage Services
Azure Files - SMB file shares in the cloud
Azure Files Sync to sync data with the cloud
On-premises file servers for local access
Protect Azure Files with Azure Backup

3. Azure Files Lift and Shift Variety of clients/protocols Secure Sync
Application
On Premises
Azure
\\<account>.file.windows.net\<share>
SMB: Port 445 outbound
Lift and Shift
Variety of clients/protocols
SMB 2.1, 3.0, REST
Windows, Linux, Mac OS
Azure and on premises access
Secure
Encryption at rest
Secure communication over SMB
Sync
Multi-site access
Cloud tiering

4. Azure Files

5. Azure Files Snapshots Restore using previous versions Configure/manage
User defined retention
Simple configuration
Point in time restore 1
Configure/manage
backups
Recover files or shares from a restore point
Recovery Services
Azure File
Azure File Snapshots 3
Restore using previous versions 2
Programmable
Incremental
VSS like experience

6. Demo
Azure Files
Using Azure Files Snapshots

7. Azure File Sync East US West Europe Branch Office File Server
PaaS
IaaS
SMB
REST
Azure File Sync
Azure Backup Vault
East US
File Share
File Share
West Europe
Work Folders
SMB
NFS
Users
Applications
Branch Office
File Server
Branch Office !

8. Demo Establishing Azure File Sync File Sync cloud tiering
Rapid namespace sync

9. Azure File Sync scenarios
Multi-site sync
Keep a data set in sync across multiple locations
Cloud tiering
Turn a server into a lightweight, performance cache for Azure Files
Direct cloud access
Native file format with SMB or REST access
Integrated cloud backup
Point-in-time recovery and retention policies without redundant data transfer
Rapid file server DR
Fast namespace sync with no need to wait for data restore

10. Summary Azure Files can replace file servers in smaller environments
Can complement file servers
Provides data backup and DR
Pay-what-you-use approach
Azure File Sync synchronizes data with the cloud
Can replace DFS-R
Cloud tiring
Synchronizes data and permissions

11. Additional Information
Introduction to Azure Files
Planning for an Azure File Sync (preview) deployment
Frequently asked questions for Azure Files
Microsoft Azure File Sync - seamlessly extend file services across servers and cloud
Azure Files Pricing