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SMB is Dead, Long Live SMB!

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Feb 26, 2020
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Mar 18, 2021

AnjuAhlawat1691 this is a very long list. Primary among the changes are vastly improved security (SMB Encryption), performance (multi-credit operations, compression (coming soon(TM), SMB over RDMA, etc.), less chatty, more efficient over WAN's, Scale Out File Server, and much, much more.

 

These are some articles that cover the basics. Please note that features vary between OS versions and implementations (i.e. Samba, NetApp, etc. implement only a subset of the total features available, and older versions of Windows/Linux won't support the newest features).

 

What's New in SMB in Windows Server | Microsoft Docs

 

Overview of file sharing using the SMB 3 protocol in Windows Server | Microsoft Docs

 

New SMB file server 3.0 features - Windows Server | Microsoft Docs