Storing data in Azure Data Lake Store

Because Azure Data Lake Store is all about storing data, in this section of the chapter you will see how you can store different files, use permissions to restrict access to them, and organize your instance. The important thing to remember here is the fact that you are not limited to using big data tools to store or access data stored within a service—if you manage to communicate with the Azure Data Lake Store protocol, you can easily operate on files using C#, JavaScript, or any other kind of programming language.

Using the Azure portal to navigate

To get started with working with files in the Azure portal, you will have to click on the Data explorer button:

Once you click on...