Creating an Azure storage account

In this section, we will get create an Azure storage account. To do so, perform the following steps:

1. Open the Azure portal from here: https://portal.azure.com/.

2. Click on All services and a new blade will open. In the search bar, write storage account, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 2.1: Searching for a storage account service

3. Click on Storage accounts and a new blade will open. Click on Add, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 2.2: Adding a new storage account

4. A new blade will open. You need to fill in the fields and determine the following:
   • Name: The name of the storage account.
   • Deployment model: Select the deployment model that fits you. Only use Classic if you have other classic resources that need this resource to be classic too.
   • Account kind: Select the account kind that fulfill your needs.
   • Location: Select...