Azure Files

Active Directory authentication for Azure Files, which is now in preview, builds on Azure AD DS authentication over SMB by letting you mount shares created using Azure Files with Windows Server Active Directory (AD) credentials.

I did think about calling this the typo edition – I just bought a Microsoft Sculpt ergonomic keyboard and it might be preventing physical strain but my mental state as a result of the change is a whole other matter.

As we head towards Ignite, October had a bunch of Azure announcements but there will be even more next month.

We are now in the middle of the second Azure (and Windows) semester of 2019. Planning for the first semester of 2020 is underway. And now we are just over 1 month away from Ignite, the week that is usually an explosion of announcements for Microsoft’s enterprise products.

The half-year point has passed meaning that Azure (and Windows/Windows Server) are into a new planning & development cycle.

It may be the middle of Summer but there is a lot going on with Azure, this is what you need to know about Azure for the month of July.

Each month Microsoft adds new features and updates existing products for Azure, here’s the updates you need to know about for June.

During May, the month was filled with Azure announcements, here are the key items that you need to know about.

It was another busy month for Azure, here’s a wrap-up of what you need to know for January.

Aidan explains what this new permissions feature for Azure Files shares, powered by Azure AD Domain Services, offers, supports, and does not support.