File Server in Azure

Is anyone here using a file server based in azure? As in a Windows 2012 box with the file sharing role applied to it.

SMB is quite chatty, so your performance over a WAN isn't going to be great. What do you want to use it for?

Replacing all onsite hosts and SAN's but looking into azure and seeing what I can put up there. I tested their SMB share service, but this didn't work out. Any time I search for a file server in azure I am brought back to is their file share smb 3.0 service.

Just wanted some real world thoughts on it.

Why do you want your file storage in Azure? What problem are you solving?

I'd get a local NAS -- I am completely over using Windows Server as file servers. Dedicated NAS units are so much better in so many ways. If you have a remote site you could get something with built-in replication, otherwise backup to Azure?

Or just use O365 if you want to go cloud...?

You are charged money for data transfer out of Azure... if its going to be big, its going to cost a lot.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/bandwidth/

Caged said:

Why do you want your file storage in Azure? What problem are you solving?

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files open too fast on the current setup... need a slower solution....

edscdk said:

files open too fast on the current setup... need a slower solution....

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Just spat my coffee out, everyone's looking

Oh I just read, replacing SANS with Azure storage?

Going to get expensive.