Describe Azure File Storage

Question 1

What is Azure File Storage?

Answer 1

A shared storage service that lets you access files shares via the SMB protocol from anywhere with an internet connection.

Question 2

What is the maximum size of a single file in Azure File Storage?

Answer 2

1 TB.

Question 3

What are Azure File Storage’s two performance tiers?

Answer 3

Standard (which uses hard disks) and Premium (which uses SSDs).

Question 4

What are the common uses of Azure File Storage?

Answer 4

Migrate existing applications to the cloud.

Share server data across on-premises and cloud.

Integrate modern applications with Azure File Storage.

Simplify hosting High Availability (HA) workload data.

Question 5

What files shouldn’t you use in Azure File Storage?

Answer 5

Files that can be written by multiple concurrent processes.

Question 6

How many concurrent connections are supported per file?

Answer 6

2000

Question 7

What protocol does Azure File Storage use?

Answer 7

Server Message Block 3.0 (SMB).