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Azure – You can now use Azure AD Kerberos authentication to access files

Leave a Comment / Beta / Preview, Microsoft Azure / By Benoit HAMET / August 31, 2022 August 31, 2022 / Azure, Azure File, Azure Files, Azure Storage, Azure Storage Account, Microsoft Azure, Storage, Storage Account

If you use Azure Files, you are probably already aware you could configure Active Directory Kerberos authentication to manage files (and folders) permissions (see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-active-directory-overview/). This involved deploying Azure Active Directory Services or having access to Active Directory domain controllers. Well, good news, it is now becoming easier thanks to the new Azure AD Kerberos …

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Azure – You can now enable backup directly from the File blade

Leave a Comment / Microsoft Azure / By Benoit HAMET / August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020 / Azure, Azure Backup, Azure File, Azure Files, Azure Recovery, Azure Recovery Service, Azure Recovery Vault, Azure Storage, Azure Storage Account, Recovery, Recovery Vault, Storage, Storage Account

As you know you can use Azure Storage account to host file shares on Azure. Also you are aware that you can backup your Azure File share to an Azure Recovery Vault. While the file share backup has been available for configuration from the Azure Recovery Vault settings for a while, you can now configure …

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Azure – Azure File now has more protection against accidental deletion

Leave a Comment / Microsoft Azure / By Benoit HAMET / June 11, 2020 June 11, 2020 / Azure, Azure File, Azure Storage, Storage Account

By now you should already know Azure File, the Azure Storage feature allowing you to use it as the ‘classic’ SMB (Server Message Block) file system or file share; allowing you to access the content using your explorer. Well, good news as a new accidental deletion (and maybe not so accidental too) protection available for …

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Azure – You can trigger Azure File Sync synchronization when changes are done on Azure side

Leave a Comment / Microsoft Azure / By Benoit HAMET / August 23, 2019 May 1, 2020 / AFS, Azure, Azure File, Azure File Sync, Azure File Synchronization, File Sync, File Synchronization

As you may already know, you can synchronize your on-premises file shares to Azure File Share using Azure File Sync. While changes made on your on-premises side are quickly synchronized to Azure File Share, this is not the same story when changes are made from Azure File Share; you have to wait the 24 hours …

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Azure – New capabilities for Azure Backup applicable to Azure Files (preview)

Leave a Comment / Beta / Preview, Microsoft Azure / By Benoit HAMET / January 23, 2019 January 23, 2019 / Az, Azure, Azure Backup, Azure File, Azure Files

Azure Backup has been updated to provide new capabilities: Azure Backup now supports backing up NTFS ACL’s set on Azure Files (see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-active-directory-overview to know more about). This means when you restore Azure Files, the NTFS permissions will be also restored. This capability is currently in preview. PowerShell can now be used to run backup …

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Azure – Azure AD authentication available in preview for Azure Files

Leave a Comment / Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Azure / By Benoit HAMET / September 25, 2018 July 1, 2020 / AAD, Azure, Azure Active Directory, Azure AD, Azure File, Azure Files

You may already know Azure Files service allowing you to use Azure as files ‘server’ and off course Azure AD to manage authentication to your Microsoft cloud services (Azure and/or Office 365). Well, good news, you can use Azure AD to leverage authentication to access Azure Files; meaning you can set NTFS like permissions on …

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