# Files

* Set up highly available network file shares that can be accessed by using the standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.<br>
* That means that multiple VMs can share the same files with both read and write access. You can also read the files using the REST interface or the storage client libraries.<br>
* One thing that distinguishes Azure Files from files on a corporate file share is that you can access the files from anywhere in the world using a URL that points to the file and includes a shared access signature (SAS) token.
