Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this video we dive into the performance improvements in Azure Files.
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▬▬▬▬▬▬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ ▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Introduction
00:15 - Workload SMB interaction types
02:17 - Azure Files consideration
03:29 - Metadata cache
05:09 - Requirements and roadmap
06:11 - Handles
09:04 - Directory lease
12:10 - SMB multi-channel for Linux
13:21 - Other considerations
13:44 - Summary
14:34 - Close
▬▬▬▬▬▬ K E Y L I N K S 🔗 ▬▬▬▬▬▬
► Video whiteboard:
🔗 github.com/johnthebrit/RandomStuff/raw/master/Whiteboards/AzureFilesPerf.png
► Azure Files metadata cache:
🔗 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurestorageblog/supercharge-azure-files-performance-for-metadata-intensive-workloads/4396856?previewMessage=true
► Azure Files limits:
🔗 learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/files/storage-files-scale-targets
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In this video we dive into the performance improvements in Azure Files.
🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there!
🤔 Due to the channel growth and number of people wanting help I no longer can answer or even read questions and they will just stay in the moderation queue never to be seen so please post questions to other sites like Reddit, Microsoft Community Hub etc.
▬▬▬▬▬▬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ ▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Introduction
00:15 - Workload SMB interaction types
02:17 - Azure Files consideration
03:29 - Metadata cache
05:09 - Requirements and roadmap
06:11 - Handles
09:04 - Directory lease
12:10 - SMB multi-channel for Linux
13:21 - Other considerations
13:44 - Summary
14:34 - Close
▬▬▬▬▬▬ K E Y L I N K S 🔗 ▬▬▬▬▬▬
► Video whiteboard:
🔗 github.com/johnthebrit/RandomStuff/raw/master/Whiteboards/AzureFilesPerf.png
► Azure Files metadata cache:
🔗 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurestorageblog/supercharge-azure-files-performance-for-metadata-intensive-workloads/4396856?previewMessage=true
► Azure Files limits:
🔗 learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/files/storage-files-scale-targets
▬▬▬▬▬▬ Want to learn more? 🚀 ▬▬▬▬▬▬
📖 Recommended Learning Path for Azure
🔗 learn.onboardtoazure.com
🥇 Certification Content Repository
🔗 github.com/johnthebrit/CertificationMaterials
📅 Weekly Azure Update
🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks
☁ Azure Master Class
🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY
⚙ DevOps Master Class
🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq
💻 PowerShell Master Class
🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8
🎓 Certification Cram Videos
🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA
🧠 Mentoring Content
🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGHxNkSWB0PjzZHwZ0BkXZZ
❔ Questions? Maybe I answered it in my FAQ
🔗 savilltech.com/faq
👕 Cure Childhood Cancer Charity T-Shirt Channel Store
🔗 johns-t-shirts-store.creator-spring.com
👂 Enable the subtitles and from there you can translate to your native language via the auto-translate feature in settings! youtu.be/v5b53-PgEmI for a demo of using this feature.
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