You manage an application that stores data in a shared folder on a Windows server. You need to move the shared folder to Azure Storage. Which type of Azure Storage should you use?

Azure Table storage is a NoSQL key-attribute store for structured non-relational data, not suitable for storing files in a shared folder structure.

Azure Queue storage is used for storing and retrieving messages for asynchronous communication between application components, not for hosting shared file folders.

Azure Files provides fully managed file shares that can be mounted by cloud or on-premises deployments using the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, making it a direct replacement for shared folders on a Windows server.

Azure Blob storage is designed for storing large amounts of unstructured object data like text or binary data, and while files can be stored, it does not inherently provide a shared file system accessible via SMB for applications traditionally using network shares.