Copying Data by Using AzCopy

AzCopy is a utility that can be used for copying files to and from Azure Storage accounts through a command-line-based utility. Authentication for the tool can be conducted using either an Active Directory account or a SAS token from storage. The tool provides many other functions but is primarily designed for file copying. It can also be used for monitoring and managing various other copy jobs. Some of the other features are its delete capability, its sync functionality for replicating storage from one location to another, and even the ability to make containers and file shares. A couple of use cases for AzCopy are replicating data from one storage account to another as a means of backup and migrating from one environment to another (such as development to production). You might also need to process data from the storage account on your local machine or server; AzCopy will enable you to copy files for local processing.

The AzCopy commands are structured...