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title: Azure – NFS v3 and v4 are now available for Storage Account (Preview) - cubesys
description: Good news for those working with Azure Storage Account, support for NFS (Network File System) v3 and v4 have been added to Azure Storage Account.That said, there is currently a requirement to first register your subscription as this is currently in preview; registration form is available at https://aka.ms/AzureNFSPreviewFor your information:NFS…
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# [Azure – NFS v3 and v4 are now available for Storage Account (Preview) - cubesys](https://www.cubesys.com.au/blog/azure-nfs-v3-and-v4-are-now-available-for-storage-account-preview)

 Written by [cubesys](https://www.cubesys.com.au/blog/author/cubesys) | Jan 3, 2020 1:00:00 PM

Good news for those working with Azure Storage Account, support for NFS (Network File System) v3 and v4 have been added to Azure Storage Account.

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That said, there is currently a requirement to first **register** your subscription as this is currently in preview; registration form is available at [https://aka.ms/AzureNFSPreview](https://aka.ms/AzureNFSPreview)

For your information:

- NFS v3 is best suited for large scale read-heavy sequential access workload where data will be ingested once and minimally modified further (like backup and archive or NFS apps for media rendering)
- NFS v4 is optimized for random access workloads with in-place data updates, providing full POSIX file system support

For your reference, the Wikipedia page detailing NFS versions is available here [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System)

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