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Use Azure Storage as a network drive

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Can I use Azure storage as a network drive? As far as I know that I can attack a disk to virtual machine (http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-windows-attach-disk/). However, it's the way we do for local drive. I just want to use Azure storage as a networked drive. Is it possible with Azure's offering these days?
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Thuan Soldier
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- Edited by Thuan SoldierMVP Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:10 PM Add reference
- Moved by giridharreddy Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:29 AM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:09 PM
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I think you want something like this.
http://www.gladinet.com/p/map_azure_storage_as_virtual_drive.htm
- Proposed as answer by Manu Rekhar Sunday, December 14, 2014 4:21 AM
- Marked as answer by Girish Prajwal Monday, December 15, 2014 5:11 AM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 6:51 PM -
Hi Thuan,
As "zxed" suggested, you may use "Gladinet" app to connect the Azure Storage blob as a network drive to your local computer.
You may refer the following MSDN Blog also:
Regards,
Manu Rekhar
- Proposed as answer by Manu Rekhar Sunday, December 14, 2014 4:21 AM
- Marked as answer by Girish Prajwal Monday, December 15, 2014 5:11 AM
Sunday, December 14, 2014 4:15 AM
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Well you could use a storsimple device which would act as a network drive and tier/backup the data to Azure
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/storsimple/explore.aspx
Alex
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:48 PM -
I think you want something like this.
http://www.gladinet.com/p/map_azure_storage_as_virtual_drive.htm
- Proposed as answer by Manu Rekhar Sunday, December 14, 2014 4:21 AM
- Marked as answer by Girish Prajwal Monday, December 15, 2014 5:11 AM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 6:51 PM -
Hi Thuan,
As "zxed" suggested, you may use "Gladinet" app to connect the Azure Storage blob as a network drive to your local computer.
You may refer the following MSDN Blog also:
Regards,
Manu Rekhar
- Proposed as answer by Manu Rekhar Sunday, December 14, 2014 4:21 AM
- Marked as answer by Girish Prajwal Monday, December 15, 2014 5:11 AM
Sunday, December 14, 2014 4:15 AM -
Thank you for your suggestion. What I want is just a drive out side of my Azure virtual machine but I can back up my databases to that drive. Does Gladinet provides that ability? My understanding from the article is that Gladinet allows us to map Azure storage to my computer.
Thuan Soldier
A 23-year-old man loving Microsoft technologies and making crazy ideas on business journey.
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