https://www.m365.fm/entity/azure-file-sync/Azure File Sync caches files from Azure Files on local Windows servers, giving on-premises users local performance while Azure Files remains the source of truth.enhttps://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/migrate-azure-file-sync-to-managed-identity-why-its-urgent/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/migrate-azure-file-sync-to-managed-identity-why-its-urgent/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:58:44 -0000articleWelcome back to the podcast companion blog! In today's post, we are diving deep into a topic that every cloud administrator and IT manager needs to take seriously. …https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/migrating-to-the-cloud-a-step-by-step-guide-to-lift-and-shift-with-azure-files/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/migrating-to-the-cloud-a-step-by-step-guide-to-lift-and-shift-with-azure-files/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:51:07 -0000articleWelcome back to the podcast companion blog! In our ongoing journey to help IT professionals, system administrators, and business leaders master modern infrastructur…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/azure-files-simply-explained/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/azure-files-simply-explained/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeAzure Files is Microsoft's fully managed cloud file sharing service that allows organizations to create secure, scalable, and highly available file shares without maintaining traditional file servers. Using familiar SMB and NFS protocols, Azure Files enables…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/from-certificates-to-managed-identity-modernizing-azure-file-syncs-authentication-before-it-fails-you/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/from-certificates-to-managed-identity-modernizing-azure-file-syncs-authentication-before-it-fails-you/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:59:53 -0000articleLearn how Azure File Sync managed identity replaces risky certificates and SAS tokens with stronger, more manageable authentication.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/your-azure-file-sync-is-a-time-bomb/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/your-azure-file-sync-is-a-time-bomb/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeAzure File Sync still “works” for many orgs—but on 2010s-era auth: local X.509 certs and SAS tokens. Those are possession-based secrets: whoever holds them is “you.” They sprawl into scripts, backups, repos, and logs; they expire silently; and one leak grants…