Azure storage services
Azure provides a range of storage services to cater to many differing storage solution needs, each providing different capabilities and features to best match their intended purpose and usage pattern.
You must understand the following Azure storage services since they are outlined in the Describe Core Azure Services exam:
- Storage accounts, tiers, and replication
- Data stores
- Disk, file, and container (Blob) storage
The content in this section will take your knowledge beyond the exam's objectives so that you are prepared for a real-world, day-to-day Azure-focused role. In the next section, we will look at storage accounts.
Storage accounts
Storage accounts are resources that need to be created to store your data objects; they can be thought of as control panels for your data stores and provide management pane resources.
From a storage account, you can view all your different storage objects, configure security and network...